Welding classes in Delaware

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

3 schools offer these welding programs, and Delaware 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 Delaware, 3 of the 5 programs take students without a high school diploma.

See the 5 programs

How much do welding classes cost in Delaware?

$3,365 to $4,965

is what most programs cost if you pay yourself

All 5 programs with a price: $595 to $5,495

Finished the program: 90%
Working 6 months later: Not reported
Earned a year, estimated: Not reported
Length: Not reported for most programs

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Delaware may also offer welding classes. How these figures are made

Are there free welding classes in Delaware?

Yes, if you qualify. Workforce funding can pay for any program on this page.²³
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁴
Or pay yourself. Most welding programs in Delaware cost $3,365 to $4,965.

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

Welding classes in Seaford, Philadelphia and other Delaware cities

Choosing an area filters the list below.

All 5 welding programs in Delaware approved for funding

5 programs

General weldingIn personNo diploma needed
Learn to Weld
Sussex Tech Adult Division, Georgetown
No diploma needed
Sussex Tech Adult Division, Georgetown · General welding · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$595
Program website, Learn to Weld at Sussex Tech Adult Division
More details about Learn to Weld at Sussex Tech Adult Division
Finished
91%
Working at 6 months
73%
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
129
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$595
General weldingIn personNo diploma needed
Welding
Sussex Tech Adult Division, Georgetown
No diploma needed
Sussex Tech Adult Division, Georgetown · General welding · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$4,200
Program website, Welding at Sussex Tech Adult Division
More details about Welding at Sussex Tech Adult Division
Finished
82%
Working at 6 months
98%
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
66
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$4,200
Welding and fabricationIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Welding & Fabrication
Delaware Skills Center, New Castle
High school diploma or equivalent
Delaware Skills Center, New Castle · Welding and fabrication · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$4,965
Program website, Welding & Fabrication at Delaware Skills Center
More details about Welding & Fabrication at Delaware Skills Center
Finished
87%
Working at 6 months
82%
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$210
Students counted
54
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$4,965
General weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Welding (Evening)
Delaware Skills Center, New Castle
High school diploma or equivalent
Delaware Skills Center, New Castle · General welding · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$3,365
Program website, Welding (Evening) at Delaware Skills Center
More details about Welding (Evening) at Delaware Skills Center
Finished
100%
Working at 6 months
44%
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$200
Students counted
23
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$3,365
General weldingIn personNo diploma needed
Welding Technician Certificate Program
Delaware Tech Owens -Non-Credit -Innovation & Technology Partnership Cente, Bridgeville
No diploma needed
Delaware Tech Owens -Non-Credit -Innovation & Technology Partnership Cente, Bridgeville · General welding · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$5,495
Program website, Welding Technician Certificate Program at Delaware Tech Owens -Non-Credit -Innovation & Technology Partnership Cente
More details about Welding Technician Certificate Program at Delaware Tech Owens -Non-Credit -Innovation & Technology Partnership Cente
Finished
89%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$1,400
Students counted
19
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$5,495

How to pay for welding classes in Delaware

Workforce funding can pay for welding classes in Delaware

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 Delaware welding program numbers come from

Which Delaware welding programs are on this list?

These are the welding programs Delaware 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 Delaware offers.

How Delaware 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 Delaware

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