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Welding Schools in Wisconsin
Colleges and schools: 17
Programs
17
all sources
Median pay
$58,410
welders, cutters, solderers and brazers, BLS May 2025; U.S. $53,750
On the WIOA list
48
Welding programs, U.S. DOL file
Welding Schools in Wisconsin: the figures
- Programs we list
- 17 in Wisconsin: 17 at colleges and schools.
- Colleges and schools
- 16 public and 1 private; 1,565 welding completions in 2023-24 at the 17 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $58,410 a year for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers in Wisconsin, against $53,750 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in Wisconsin: 2,131 programs from 155 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 48 of them welding.
- WIOA results
- 48 welding programs on Wisconsin's list; middle values: 72.1% of students who exited completed (37 programs report it); 79.1% were employed in the second quarter after exit (36); $10,026 median earnings in that quarter (36) (U.S. DOL file).
Every welding program in Wisconsin
| Program | Where | Type | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackhawk Technical CollegeWIOA list | Janesville | Certificate | 40 |
| Chippewa Valley Technical CollegeWIOA list | Eau Claire | Certificate | 98 |
| College of Menominee Nation | Keshena | Certificate | 7 |
| Fox Valley Technical CollegeWIOA list | Appleton | Certificate | 217 |
| Gateway Technical CollegeWIOA list | Kenosha | Certificate | 143 |
| Lakeshore Technical CollegeWIOA list | Cleveland | Certificate | 29 |
| Madison Area Technical CollegeWIOA list | Madison | Certificate | 74 |
| Mid-State Technical CollegeWIOA list | Wisconsin Rapids | Certificate | 35 |
| Milwaukee Area Technical College | Milwaukee | Certificate | 48 |
| Moraine Park Technical CollegeWIOA list | Fond du Lac | Certificate | 75 |
| Nicolet Area Technical CollegeWIOA list | Rhinelander | Certificate | 11 |
| Northcentral Technical CollegeWIOA list | Wausau | Certificate | 153 |
| Northeast Wisconsin Technical CollegeWIOA list | Green Bay | Certificate | 89 |
| Northwood Technical CollegeWIOA list | Rice Lake | Certificate | 420 |
| Southwest Wisconsin Technical CollegeWIOA list | Fennimore | Certificate | 25 |
| Waukesha County Technical CollegeWIOA list | Pewaukee | Certificate | 58 |
| Western Technical CollegeWIOA list | La Crosse | Certificate | 43 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Wisconsin, read October 8, 2026.
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