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Welding classes in Idaho

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

7 schools offer these welding programs, and Idaho 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 Idaho, 11 of the 12 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 1 is taught partly or fully online.

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How much do welding classes cost in Idaho?

$1,993 to $7,750

is what most programs cost if you pay yourself

All 12 programs with a price: $950 to $33,818

Finished the program
97%
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Length
5 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 Idaho may also offer welding classes. How these figures are made

Are there free welding classes in Idaho?

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

Welding classes in Lewiston, Boise City, Pocatello and other Idaho cities

Choosing an area filters the list below. 1 program is online.

All 12 welding programs in Idaho approved for funding

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12 programs

  • General weldingIn personNo diploma needed

    Welding

    Idaho State University - Workforce Training, Pocatello

    No diploma needed

    Idaho State University - Workforce Training, Pocatello · General welding · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,000
    Program website, Welding at Idaho State University - Workforce Training
    More details about Welding at Idaho State University - Workforce Training
    Finished
    97%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    8 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,050
    Students counted
    301
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,000

  • General weldingIn personNo diploma needed

    Welding

    College of Southern Idaho - Workforce Training, Twin Falls

    No diploma needed

    College of Southern Idaho - Workforce Training, Twin Falls · General welding · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$950
    Program website, Welding at College of Southern Idaho - Workforce Training
    More details about Welding at College of Southern Idaho - Workforce Training
    Finished
    99%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    5 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    225
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $950

  • General weldingIn personNo diploma needed

    Beginning Welding

    Workforce Training at LC State, Lewiston

    No diploma needed

    Workforce Training at LC State, Lewiston · General welding · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,798
    Program website, Beginning Welding at Workforce Training at LC State
    More details about Beginning Welding at Workforce Training at LC State
    Finished
    92%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    3 weeks, 24 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,100
    Students counted
    76
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,798

  • Welding (associate degree)In personPrerequisite courses

    Welding Technology/Welder AAS

    Lewis Clark State College, Lewiston

    Prerequisite courses

    Lewis Clark State College, Lewiston · Welding (associate degree) · In person · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$33,818
    Program website, Welding Technology/Welder AAS at Lewis Clark State College
    More details about Welding Technology/Welder AAS at Lewis Clark State College
    Finished
    25%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    64 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $20,440
    Students counted
    52
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $33,818

  • Welding and fabricationIn personNo diploma needed

    Welder Fabrication Course

    Pro-Weld, Nampa

    No diploma needed

    Pro-Weld, Nampa · Welding and fabrication · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$8,200
    Program website, Welder Fabrication Course at Pro-Weld
    More details about Welder Fabrication Course at Pro-Weld
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    18 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,800
    Students counted
    38
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $8,200

  • General weldingIn personNo diploma needed

    Advanced Welding

    Workforce Training at LC State, Lewiston

    No diploma needed

    Workforce Training at LC State, Lewiston · General welding · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,178
    Program website, Advanced Welding at Workforce Training at LC State
    More details about Advanced Welding at Workforce Training at LC State
    Finished
    88%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    5 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,100
    Students counted
    32
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,178

  • General weldingIn personNo diploma needed

    Welding Certification

    North Idaho College Workforce Training Center, Post Falls

    No diploma needed

    North Idaho College Workforce Training Center, Post Falls · General welding · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$95,000
    Price if you pay yourself$3,078
    More details about Welding Certification at North Idaho College Workforce Training Center
    Finished
    65%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $23,742
    Length
    4 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    23
    a year, estimated
    $95,000
    price
    $3,078

  • General weldingIn personNo diploma needed

    Aluminum Welding

    Workforce Training at LC State, Lewiston

    No diploma needed

    Workforce Training at LC State, Lewiston · General welding · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,058
    Program website, Aluminum Welding at Workforce Training at LC State
    More details about Aluminum Welding at Workforce Training at LC State
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    5 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,750
    Students counted
    21
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,058

  • Single welding processIn personNo diploma needed

    GTAW(Gas Tungsten Arc Welding)

    Pro-Weld, Nampa

    No diploma needed

    Pro-Weld, Nampa · Single welding process · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$7,600
    Program website, GTAW(Gas Tungsten Arc Welding) at Pro-Weld
    More details about GTAW(Gas Tungsten Arc Welding) at Pro-Weld
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    12 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    15
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $7,600

  • General weldingOnlineNo diploma needed

    Welding 101

    Accelerated Training Institute, Online, based in Garden City, ID

    No diploma needed

    Accelerated Training Institute, Online, based in Garden City, ID · General welding · Online · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,994
    Program website, Welding 101 at Accelerated Training Institute
    More details about Welding 101 at Accelerated Training Institute
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    52 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $4,994

  • Pipe weldingIn personNo diploma needed

    Pipe Welding Course (6G)

    Pro-Weld, Nampa

    No diploma needed

    Pro-Weld, Nampa · Pipe welding · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$5,600
    Program website, Pipe Welding Course (6G) at Pro-Weld
    More details about Pipe Welding Course (6G) at Pro-Weld
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    12 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $5,600

  • Pipe weldingIn personNo diploma needed

    Pipe Welding Course (6GR)

    Pro-Weld, Nampa

    No diploma needed

    Pro-Weld, Nampa · Pipe welding · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$9,600
    Program website, Pipe Welding Course (6GR) at Pro-Weld
    More details about Pipe Welding Course (6GR) at Pro-Weld
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    26 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $9,600

How to pay for welding classes in Idaho

Workforce funding can pay for welding classes in Idaho

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 Idaho welding program numbers come from

Which Idaho welding programs are on this list?

These are the welding programs Idaho 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 Idaho offers.

How Idaho 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 Idaho figures?

We leave out the share working 6 months later for Idaho: its rates sit far below every other state's.

Sources for the facts about welding classes in Idaho

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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