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Welding classes in Los Angeles

10 welding programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

10 schools offer these welding programs with classes in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim area, and every one is approved 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 Los Angeles, 3 of the 10 programs take students without a high school diploma.

See the 10 programs

All 90 welding programs in California, including online programs

How much do welding classes cost in Los Angeles?

$1,815 to $4,553

is what most programs cost if you pay yourself

All 10 programs with a price: $1,109 to $11,616

Finished the program
61%
Working 6 months later
59%
Earned a year, estimated
about $45,300
Length
19 to 31 weeks

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). How these figures are made

Are there free welding classes in Los Angeles?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

All 10 welding programs in Los Angeles approved for funding

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10 programs

  • General weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Combination Welder Training

    Tri-Community Adult Education, Covina

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Tri-Community Adult Education, Covina · General welding · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,790
    More details about Combination Welder Training at Tri-Community Adult Education
    Finished
    73%
    Working at 6 months
    54%
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    24 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $350
    Students counted
    653
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,790

  • General weldingIn personEducation and courses

    Combination Welding Trainee

    Wilmington Skills Center - LAUSD, Wilmington

    Education and courses

    Wilmington Skills Center - LAUSD, Wilmington · General welding · In person · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimated$45,300
    Price if you pay yourself$5,993
    Program website, Combination Welding Trainee at Wilmington Skills Center - LAUSD
    More details about Combination Welding Trainee at Wilmington Skills Center - LAUSD
    Finished
    43%
    Working at 6 months
    71%
    Earned in a quarter
    $11,336
    Length
    18 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    534
    a year, estimated
    $45,300
    price
    $5,993

  • General weldingIn personNo diploma needed

    Welding

    Southern California Regional Occupational Center, Torrance

    No diploma needed

    Southern California Regional Occupational Center, Torrance · General welding · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$41,800
    Price if you pay yourself$4,800
    Program website, Welding at Southern California Regional Occupational Center
    More details about Welding at Southern California Regional Occupational Center
    Finished
    90%
    Working at 6 months
    8%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,457
    Length
    72 weeks, 6 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    527
    a year, estimated
    $41,800
    price
    $4,800

  • General weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Combination Welding Trainee

    Maxine Waters Employment Prep Center - LAUSD, Los Angeles

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Maxine Waters Employment Prep Center - LAUSD, Los Angeles · General welding · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$45,300
    Price if you pay yourself$1,890
    Program website, Combination Welding Trainee at Maxine Waters Employment Prep Center - LAUSD
    More details about Combination Welding Trainee at Maxine Waters Employment Prep Center - LAUSD
    Finished
    62%
    Working at 6 months
    63%
    Earned in a quarter
    $11,336
    Length
    27 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $4,141
    Students counted
    360
    a year, estimated
    $45,300
    price
    $1,890

  • General weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Combination Welding Trainee

    Huntington Park Adult School - LAUSD, Huntington Park

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Huntington Park Adult School - LAUSD, Huntington Park · General welding · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$45,300
    Price if you pay yourself$1,890
    Program website, Combination Welding Trainee at Huntington Park Adult School - LAUSD
    More details about Combination Welding Trainee at Huntington Park Adult School - LAUSD
    Finished
    54%
    Working at 6 months
    80%
    Earned in a quarter
    $11,336
    Length
    18 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $4,259
    Students counted
    322
    a year, estimated
    $45,300
    price
    $1,890

  • General weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Welding Technology Certificate

    Rio Hondo College, Whittier

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Rio Hondo College, Whittier · General welding · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,109
    School website, Welding Technology Certificate at Rio Hondo College
    More details about Welding Technology Certificate at Rio Hondo College
    Finished
    60%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    32 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,075
    Students counted
    164
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,109

  • General weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Combination Welding Trainee

    North Valley Occupational Center - LAUSD, Mission Hills

    High school diploma or equivalent

    North Valley Occupational Center - LAUSD, Mission Hills · General welding · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$45,300
    Price if you pay yourself$1,890
    Program website, Combination Welding Trainee at North Valley Occupational Center - LAUSD
    More details about Combination Welding Trainee at North Valley Occupational Center - LAUSD
    Finished
    40%
    Working at 6 months
    47%
    Earned in a quarter
    $11,336
    Length
    27 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,694
    Students counted
    154
    a year, estimated
    $45,300
    price
    $1,890

  • Welding and fabricationIn personNo diploma needed

    Welding Metal Fabrication

    Norwalk-La Mirada Adult School, Norwalk

    No diploma needed

    Norwalk-La Mirada Adult School, Norwalk · Welding and fabrication · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,450
    More details about Welding Metal Fabrication at Norwalk-La Mirada Adult School
    Finished
    43%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    18 weeks, 7 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $225
    Students counted
    121
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,450

  • General weldingIn personNo diploma needed

    Combination Welder

    Hacienda La Puente Adult Education, La Puente

    No diploma needed

    Hacienda La Puente Adult Education, La Puente · General welding · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$60,800
    Price if you pay yourself$3,811
    Program website, Combination Welder at Hacienda La Puente Adult Education
    More details about Combination Welder at Hacienda La Puente Adult Education
    Finished
    89%
    Working at 6 months
    35%
    Earned in a quarter
    $15,205
    Length
    36 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    90
    a year, estimated
    $60,800
    price
    $3,811

  • Single welding processIn personEducation and courses

    Basic Welding - GTAW (TIG) Mild Sheet Steel Program

    Welding Certification Center, Pomona

    Education and courses

    Welding Certification Center, Pomona · Single welding process · In person · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimated$45,800
    Price if you pay yourself$11,616
    More details about Basic Welding - GTAW (TIG) Mild Sheet Steel Program at Welding Certification Center
    Finished
    84%
    Working at 6 months
    84%
    Earned in a quarter
    $11,440
    Length
    22 weeks, 6 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $4,279
    Students counted
    60
    a year, estimated
    $45,800
    price
    $11,616

How to pay for welding classes in Los Angeles

Workforce funding can pay for welding classes in Los Angeles

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 Los Angeles welding program numbers come from

Which Los Angeles welding programs are on this list?

These are the welding programs with classes in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim area that are 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. Online programs are left out here; they are on the California page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.

How Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  5. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  7. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs