Welding classes in Arizona
33 welding programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
12 schools offer these welding programs, and Arizona has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.
Welders join and cut metal parts with hand-held or remotely controlled equipment. Most have a high school diploma plus technical training, and some employers ask for a certification for particular jobs.1 In Arizona, 20 of the 33 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 1 is taught partly or fully online.
See the 33 programsHow much do welding classes cost in Arizona?
$3,993 to $7,552
is what most programs cost if you pay yourself
All 33 programs with a price: $1,740 to $24,970
- Finished the program
- 22%
- Working 6 months later
- 55%
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $24,000
- Length
- Not reported for most programs
Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). How these figures are made
Welding classes in Phoenix, Lake Havasu City, Sierra Vista and other Arizona cities
Choosing an area filters the list below. 2 more programs are in 1 other area.
All 33 welding programs in Arizona approved for funding
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33 programs
Welding Specialist
The Refrigeration School Inc. (RSI), Phoenix
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$23,650More details about Welding Specialist at The Refrigeration School Inc. (RSI)
- Finished
- 62%
- Working at 6 months
- 55%
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $2,150
- Students counted
- 754
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $23,650
Combination Welding
Arizona Automotive Institute, Glendale
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$20,663Program website, Combination Welding at Arizona Automotive InstituteMore details about Combination Welding at Arizona Automotive Institute
- Finished
- 71%
- Working at 6 months
- 52%
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 696
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $20,663
Welding Technology - Fillet Weld Certificate
Mohave Community College, Kingman
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$4,614Program website, Welding Technology - Fillet Weld Certificate at Mohave Community CollegeMore details about Welding Technology - Fillet Weld Certificate at Mohave Community College
- Finished
- 48%
- Working at 6 months
- 53%
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $3,050
- Students counted
- 429
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $4,614
Welding Technology
Universal Technical Institute, Avondale
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$43,700Price if you pay yourself$24,970School website, Welding Technology at Universal Technical InstituteMore details about Welding Technology at Universal Technical Institute
- Finished
- 79%
- Working at 6 months
- 38%
- Earned in a quarter
- $10,920
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $375
- Students counted
- 371
- a year, estimated
- $43,700
- price
- $24,970
Welding Technology - SMAW Plate Certificate
Mohave Community College, Kingman
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$14,600Price if you pay yourself$6,292Program website, Welding Technology - SMAW Plate Certificate at Mohave Community CollegeMore details about Welding Technology - SMAW Plate Certificate at Mohave Community College
- Finished
- 28%
- Working at 6 months
- 33%
- Earned in a quarter
- $3,641
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $3,900
- Students counted
- 360
- a year, estimated
- $14,600
- price
- $6,292
Welding Technology - GMAW/FCAW Plate Certificate
Mohave Community College, Kingman
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$12,100Price if you pay yourself$6,292Program website, Welding Technology - GMAW/FCAW Plate Certificate at Mohave Community CollegeMore details about Welding Technology - GMAW/FCAW Plate Certificate at Mohave Community College
- Finished
- 19%
- Working at 6 months
- 50%
- Earned in a quarter
- $3,025
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $3,900
- Students counted
- 345
- a year, estimated
- $12,100
- price
- $6,292
Welding Technology - SMAW Pipe Certificate
Mohave Community College, Kingman
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$6,400Price if you pay yourself$7,552Program website, Welding Technology - SMAW Pipe Certificate at Mohave Community CollegeMore details about Welding Technology - SMAW Pipe Certificate at Mohave Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- 40%
- Earned in a quarter
- $1,605
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $4,700
- Students counted
- 310
- a year, estimated
- $6,400
- price
- $7,552
Welding Technology - GTAW Plate Certificate
Mohave Community College, Kingman
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$13,100Price if you pay yourself$5,950Program website, Welding Technology - GTAW Plate Certificate at Mohave Community CollegeMore details about Welding Technology - GTAW Plate Certificate at Mohave Community College
- Finished
- 18%
- Working at 6 months
- 54%
- Earned in a quarter
- $3,279
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $3,650
- Students counted
- 276
- a year, estimated
- $13,100
- price
- $5,950
Welding Technology - GTAW Pipe Certificate
Mohave Community College, Kingman
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$7,200Price if you pay yourself$7,268Program website, Welding Technology - GTAW Pipe Certificate at Mohave Community CollegeMore details about Welding Technology - GTAW Pipe Certificate at Mohave Community College
- Finished
- 11%
- Working at 6 months
- 43%
- Earned in a quarter
- $1,809
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $4,600
- Students counted
- 248
- a year, estimated
- $7,200
- price
- $7,268
Welding: Associate of Applied Science Degree
Pima Community College, Tucson
Prerequisite courses
Earned a year, estimated$29,100Price if you pay yourself$10,548Program website, Welding: Associate of Applied Science Degree at Pima Community CollegeMore details about Welding: Associate of Applied Science Degree at Pima Community College
- Finished
- 5%
- Working at 6 months
- 100%
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,267
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $1,155
- Students counted
- 161
- a year, estimated
- $29,100
- price
- $10,548
Structural Welding Technology A.A.S.
Central Arizona College, Coolidge
Prerequisite courses
Earned a year, estimated$32,200Price if you pay yourself$6,395Program website, Structural Welding Technology A.A.S. at Central Arizona CollegeMore details about Structural Welding Technology A.A.S. at Central Arizona College
- Finished
- 13%
- Working at 6 months
- 100%
- Earned in a quarter
- $8,056
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $1,050
- Students counted
- 159
- a year, estimated
- $32,200
- price
- $6,395
Welding Technology - GMAW/FCAW Pipe Certificate
Mohave Community College, Kingman
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$7,460Program website, Welding Technology - GMAW/FCAW Pipe Certificate at Mohave Community CollegeMore details about Welding Technology - GMAW/FCAW Pipe Certificate at Mohave Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- 46%
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $4,700
- Students counted
- 130
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $7,460
Welding: Structural Welding Certification
Yavapai College, Prescott
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$18,700Price if you pay yourself$3,224School website, Welding: Structural Welding Certification at Yavapai CollegeMore details about Welding: Structural Welding Certification at Yavapai College
- Finished
- 16%
- Working at 6 months
- 100%
- Earned in a quarter
- $4,680
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $1,000
- Students counted
- 121
- a year, estimated
- $18,700
- price
- $3,224
Welding: Gas Metal Arc Welding
Yavapai College, Prescott
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$27,600Price if you pay yourself$4,496Program website, Welding: Gas Metal Arc Welding at Yavapai CollegeMore details about Welding: Gas Metal Arc Welding at Yavapai College
- Finished
- 24%
- Working at 6 months
- 100%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,894
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $1,160
- Students counted
- 112
- a year, estimated
- $27,600
- price
- $4,496
Welding Technology - AAS degree
Cochise College, Sierra Vista
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$8,073School website, Welding Technology - AAS degree at Cochise CollegeMore details about Welding Technology - AAS degree at Cochise College
- Finished
- 6%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $1,403
- Students counted
- 101
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $8,073
Welding - AAS degree
Northland Pioneer College, Holbrook
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$8,920School website, Welding - AAS degree at Northland Pioneer CollegeMore details about Welding - AAS degree at Northland Pioneer College
- Finished
- 41%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $640
- Students counted
- 84
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $8,920
General Welding Technology - certificate
Cochise College, Sierra Vista
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$2,578School website, General Welding Technology - certificate at Cochise CollegeMore details about General Welding Technology - certificate at Cochise College
- Finished
- 12%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 40 weeks, 18 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $673
- Students counted
- 82
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $2,578
Welding: Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Certificate
Yavapai College, Prescott
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$32,500Price if you pay yourself$4,496Program website, Welding: Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Certificate at Yavapai CollegeMore details about Welding: Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Certificate at Yavapai College
- Finished
- 14%
- Working at 6 months
- 100%
- Earned in a quarter
- $8,118
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $1,160
- Students counted
- 80
- a year, estimated
- $32,500
- price
- $4,496
Welding Level 1 Advanced Welder (CP)
Northland Pioneer College, Holbrook
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$24,000Price if you pay yourself$2,163School website, Welding Level 1 Advanced Welder (CP) at Northland Pioneer CollegeMore details about Welding Level 1 Advanced Welder (CP) at Northland Pioneer College
- Finished
- 57%
- Working at 6 months
- 6%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,000
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $160
- Students counted
- 75
- a year, estimated
- $24,000
- price
- $2,163
Welding Level 2 Advanced Welder (CP)
Northland Pioneer College, Holbrook
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$1,777School website, Welding Level 2 Advanced Welder (CP) at Northland Pioneer CollegeMore details about Welding Level 2 Advanced Welder (CP) at Northland Pioneer College
- Finished
- 50%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $160
- Students counted
- 70
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $1,777
Welding: Basic Certificate
Pima Community College, Tucson
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$29,100Price if you pay yourself$2,556Program website, Welding: Basic Certificate at Pima Community CollegeMore details about Welding: Basic Certificate at Pima Community College
- Finished
- 13%
- Working at 6 months
- 100%
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,264
- Length
- 16 weeks, 16 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $300
- Students counted
- 62
- a year, estimated
- $29,100
- price
- $2,556
Welding: Pipe Welding Certificate
Yavapai College, Prescott
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$15,800Price if you pay yourself$4,336Program website, Welding: Pipe Welding Certificate at Yavapai CollegeMore details about Welding: Pipe Welding Certificate at Yavapai College
- Finished
- 12%
- Working at 6 months
- 100%
- Earned in a quarter
- $3,955
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $1,000
- Students counted
- 42
- a year, estimated
- $15,800
- price
- $4,336
Welding Technology - AAS
Eastern Arizona College, Thatcher
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$7,385School website, Welding Technology - AAS at Eastern Arizona CollegeMore details about Welding Technology - AAS at Eastern Arizona College
- Finished
- 50%
- Working at 6 months
- 100%
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $1,800
- Students counted
- 38
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $7,385
Welding: Fabrication Certificate
Pima Community College, Tucson
Prerequisite courses
Earned a year, estimated$24,700Price if you pay yourself$5,918Program website, Welding: Fabrication Certificate at Pima Community CollegeMore details about Welding: Fabrication Certificate at Pima Community College
- Finished
- 13%
- Working at 6 months
- 100%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,176
- Length
- 32 weeks, 32 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $700
- Students counted
- 32
- a year, estimated
- $24,700
- price
- $5,918
Welding Technology - Certificate
Eastern Arizona College, Thatcher
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,400School website, Welding Technology - Certificate at Eastern Arizona CollegeMore details about Welding Technology - Certificate at Eastern Arizona College
- Finished
- 70%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 34 weeks, 30 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $600
- Students counted
- 13
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $3,400
Fundamentals of Structural Welding Certificate
Central Arizona College, Coolidge
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$1,740Program website, Fundamentals of Structural Welding Certificate at Central Arizona CollegeMore details about Fundamentals of Structural Welding Certificate at Central Arizona College
- Finished
- 54%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 16 weeks, 16 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $300
- Students counted
- 12
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $1,740
Welding (CAS)
Northland Pioneer College, Holbrook
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$4,811School website, Welding (CAS) at Northland Pioneer CollegeMore details about Welding (CAS) at Northland Pioneer College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $480
- Students counted
- 10
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $4,811
Aerospace Welding Technology - certificate
Cochise College, Sierra Vista
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,133School website, Aerospace Welding Technology - certificate at Cochise CollegeMore details about Aerospace Welding Technology - certificate at Cochise College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 100 weeks, 18 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $673
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $3,133
Welding Technology - certificate
Cochise College, Sierra Vista
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,993School website, Welding Technology - certificate at Cochise CollegeMore details about Welding Technology - certificate at Cochise College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 40 weeks, 30 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,068
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $3,993
Aerospace Thermal Fusion (Welding) - certificate
Cochise College, Sierra Vista
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$4,603School website, Aerospace Thermal Fusion (Welding) - certificate at Cochise CollegeMore details about Aerospace Thermal Fusion (Welding) - certificate at Cochise College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 100 weeks, 30 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,123
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $4,603
Welding
East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT), Mesa
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$7,135More details about Welding at East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT)
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $905
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $7,135
Welding Technology - Central Campus - Glendale
Western Maricopa Education Center, Glendale
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$9,925Program website, Welding Technology - Central Campus - Glendale at Western Maricopa Education CenterMore details about Welding Technology - Central Campus - Glendale at Western Maricopa Education Center
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $350
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $9,925
Welding Technology - Southwest Campus - Buckeye
Western Maricopa Education Center, Glendale
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$15,010Program website, Welding Technology - Southwest Campus - Buckeye at Western Maricopa Education CenterMore details about Welding Technology - Southwest Campus - Buckeye at Western Maricopa Education Center
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $5,535
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $15,010
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How to pay for welding classes in Arizona
Workforce funding can pay for welding classes in Arizona
Every program on this page is approved for public workforce funding, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. It can pay for training for eligible adults, people who lost their job and young people.2People on public assistance, with a low income or lacking basic skills come first, and veterans have priority.3
Ask at an American Job Center
Eligibility rules apply, and services vary from state to state. Your local American Job Center can tell you whether you qualify. The Department of Labor's page links to the center finder, or call 1-877-US-2JOBS (1-877-872-5627).4
Financial aid and grants for welding classes
Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.56
GI Bill for welding classes
Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.7
The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.
Where the Arizona welding program numbers come from
Which Arizona welding programs are on this list?
These are the welding programs Arizona approved for public workforce funding (the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). The list covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Arizona offers.
How Arizona welding program prices are reported
The price is tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported it. Prices under $100 are treated as not reported, because the file holds many blanks entered as $0. Check the current price with the school.
What the graduate results of these programs measure
The figures at the top of this page are the middle program among those that report results: half did better, half did worse. Results describe students who left each program in recent years: the share who finished, the share working in the second quarter after leaving, and the middle earnings of those working in that quarter. States report earnings for that one quarter because they take them from the wage reports employers file every three months. The yearly figure here is that quarter times four, rounded to the nearest $100: an estimate, and an early one, since it is measured about half a year after training. The quarter as reported is under "More details" on each program. Results are withheld for small programs, and they describe past students, so they are no guarantee.
Why do some welding programs say "Not reported"?
Where a school or the state left a field empty, or the Department of Labor withheld it, the page says "Not reported". Nothing here is estimated to fill a gap.
Why the kind of school is left off each program
The file also records whether a school is public, private or nonprofit, but those entries are wrong too often to print next to a school's name, so this page leaves them out.
Sources for the facts about welding classes in Arizona
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- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
- US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
- US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
- US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs