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Welding classes in Hawaii

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

1 school offers these welding programs, and Hawaii 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 Hawaii, both programs ask for earlier courses first.

By kind, the 2 programs here are welding (associate degree, 1 program) and general welding (1 program).

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How much do welding classes cost in Hawaii?

$4,776 to $11,809

from the lowest-priced program to the highest, if you pay yourself

These two programs

Finished the program
35%
Working 6 months later
86%
Earned a year, estimated
about $26,600
Length
32 to 64 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 Hawaii may also offer welding classes. How these figures are made

Are there free welding classes in Hawaii?

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

All 2 welding programs in Hawaii approved for WIOA funding

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2 programs

  • Welding (associate degree)In personEducation and courses

    Welding Technology (Associates Degree)

    Honolulu Community College

    Honolulu

    Accredited school

    Education and courses

    Honolulu Community College, HonoluluWelding (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimated$26,600
    Price if you pay yourself$11,809
    More details about Welding Technology (Associates Degree) at Honolulu Community College
    Finished
    35%
    Working at 6 months
    86%
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,643
    Length
    64 weeks, 22 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    166
    Earned a year, estimated
    $26,600
    Price if you pay yourself
    $11,809

  • General weldingIn personEducation and courses

    Welding Technology (Certificate of Achievement)

    Honolulu Community College

    Honolulu

    Accredited school

    Education and courses

    Honolulu Community College, HonoluluGeneral welding · Accredited schoolIn person · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,776
    More details about Welding Technology (Certificate of Achievement) at Honolulu Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    32 weeks, 26 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,776

How to pay for welding classes in Hawaii

WIOA funding can pay for welding classes in Hawaii

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

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.67

GI Bill for welding classes

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.8

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Other training in Hawaii

How welding classes compare with the rest of skilled trades: Trade school programs in Hawaii

Where the Hawaii welding program numbers come from

Which Hawaii welding programs are on this list?

These are the welding programs Hawaii approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).9 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Hawaii offers.

How the prices and results of Hawaii welding programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

Sources for the facts about welding classes in Hawaii

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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. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List