Welding classes in Pueblo
11 welding programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
1 school offers these welding programs with classes in the Pueblo 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 Pueblo, 11 of the 11 programs take students without a high school diploma.
See the 11 programsAll 32 welding programs in Colorado, including online programs
How much do welding classes cost in Pueblo?
$4,154 to $21,421
from the lowest-priced program to the highest, if you pay yourself
- Finished the program
- 71%
- Working 6 months later
- 50%
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $26,000
- Length
- 12 to 20 weeks
Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Pueblo may also offer welding classes. How these figures are made
All 11 welding programs in Pueblo approved for funding
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11 programs
Welding AAS
Pueblo Community College, Pueblo
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$77,100Price if you pay yourself$21,421Program website, Welding AAS at Pueblo Community CollegeMore details about Welding AAS at Pueblo Community College
- Finished
- 39%
- Working at 6 months
- 54%
- Earned in a quarter
- $19,275
- Length
- 73 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $2,350
- Students counted
- 464
- a year, estimated
- $77,100
- price
- $21,421
Welding (Cert)
Pueblo Community College, Pueblo
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$50,200Price if you pay yourself$8,216Program website, Welding (Cert) at Pueblo Community CollegeMore details about Welding (Cert) at Pueblo Community College
- Finished
- 33%
- Working at 6 months
- 41%
- Earned in a quarter
- $12,540
- Length
- 41 weeks, 41 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,028
- Students counted
- 156
- a year, estimated
- $50,200
- price
- $8,216
Welding Multi-Process (Cert)
Pueblo Community College, Pueblo
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$29,100Price if you pay yourself$6,870Program website, Welding Multi-Process (Cert) at Pueblo Community CollegeMore details about Welding Multi-Process (Cert) at Pueblo Community College
- Finished
- 43%
- Working at 6 months
- 51%
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,266
- Length
- 21 weeks, 21 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $450
- Students counted
- 43
- a year, estimated
- $29,100
- price
- $6,870
Welding: Structural Welding Introduction (Cert)
Pueblo Community College, Pueblo
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$29,700Price if you pay yourself$4,154Program website, Welding: Structural Welding Introduction (Cert) at Pueblo Community CollegeMore details about Welding: Structural Welding Introduction (Cert) at Pueblo Community College
- Finished
- 71%
- Working at 6 months
- 33%
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,434
- Length
- 12 weeks, 12 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $450
- Students counted
- 23
- a year, estimated
- $29,700
- price
- $4,154
Welding: Structural Welding (Cert)
Pueblo Community College, Pueblo
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$20,000Price if you pay yourself$6,052Program website, Welding: Structural Welding (Cert) at Pueblo Community CollegeMore details about Welding: Structural Welding (Cert) at Pueblo Community College
- Finished
- 48%
- Working at 6 months
- 48%
- Earned in a quarter
- $5,003
- Length
- 12 weeks, 12 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $450
- Students counted
- 23
- a year, estimated
- $20,000
- price
- $6,052
Welding: Fitter or Combination Welder (Cert) 1
Pueblo Community College, Pueblo
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$24,000Price if you pay yourself$7,090Program website, Welding: Fitter or Combination Welder (Cert) 1 at Pueblo Community CollegeMore details about Welding: Fitter or Combination Welder (Cert) 1 at Pueblo Community College
- Finished
- 83%
- Working at 6 months
- 50%
- Earned in a quarter
- $5,992
- Length
- 20 weeks, 20 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $450
- Students counted
- 13
- a year, estimated
- $24,000
- price
- $7,090
Welding: Fitter or Combination Welder (Cert) 2
Pueblo Community College, Pueblo
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$24,000Price if you pay yourself$7,090Program website, Welding: Fitter or Combination Welder (Cert) 2 at Pueblo Community CollegeMore details about Welding: Fitter or Combination Welder (Cert) 2 at Pueblo Community College
- Finished
- 83%
- Working at 6 months
- 50%
- Earned in a quarter
- $5,992
- Length
- 20 weeks, 20 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $450
- Students counted
- 13
- a year, estimated
- $24,000
- price
- $7,090
Welding: Structural Welding Intermediate (Cert) 1
Pueblo Community College, Pueblo
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$26,000Price if you pay yourself$4,154Program website, Welding: Structural Welding Intermediate (Cert) 1 at Pueblo Community CollegeMore details about Welding: Structural Welding Intermediate (Cert) 1 at Pueblo Community College
- Finished
- 82%
- Working at 6 months
- 73%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,490
- Length
- 12 weeks, 12 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $450
- Students counted
- 11
- a year, estimated
- $26,000
- price
- $4,154
Welding: Structural Welding Intermediate (Cert) 2
Pueblo Community College, Pueblo
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$26,000Price if you pay yourself$4,154Program website, Welding: Structural Welding Intermediate (Cert) 2 at Pueblo Community CollegeMore details about Welding: Structural Welding Intermediate (Cert) 2 at Pueblo Community College
- Finished
- 82%
- Working at 6 months
- 73%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,490
- Length
- 12 weeks, 12 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $450
- Students counted
- 11
- a year, estimated
- $26,000
- price
- $4,154
Welding: High Pressure Pipe (Cert)
Pueblo Community College, Pueblo
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$5,872Program website, Welding: High Pressure Pipe (Cert) at Pueblo Community CollegeMore details about Welding: High Pressure Pipe (Cert) at Pueblo Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 16 weeks, 16 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $450
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $5,872
Welding: Low Pressure Pipe (Cert)
Pueblo Community College, Pueblo
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$5,872Program website, Welding: Low Pressure Pipe (Cert) at Pueblo Community CollegeMore details about Welding: Low Pressure Pipe (Cert) at Pueblo Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 16 weeks, 16 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $450
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $5,872
No programs match these filters.
How to pay for welding classes in Pueblo
Workforce funding can pay for welding classes in Pueblo
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 Pueblo welding program numbers come from
Which Pueblo welding programs are on this list?
These are the welding programs with classes in the Pueblo 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 Colorado page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.
How Pueblo 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.
How reliable are the Colorado figures?
The US Department of Labor's own results site lists Colorado among the states with "known data quality concerns".8 The figures here are shown as the state reported them; check them with the school before you enroll.
Sources for the facts about welding classes in Pueblo
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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
- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: search page, note on states with known data quality concerns