Welding classes in Massachusetts

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

4 schools offer these welding programs, and Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts, 5 of the 5 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 1 is taught partly or fully online.

See the 5 programs

How much do welding classes cost in Massachusetts?

$4,500 to $6,000

is what most programs cost if you pay yourself

All 5 programs with a price: $2,000 to $15,000

Finished the program: Not reported
Working 6 months later: Not reported
Earned a year, estimated: Not reported
Length: 10 to 15 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 Massachusetts?

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 Massachusetts cost $4,500 to $6,000.

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

Welding classes in Boston, Providence, Worcester and other Massachusetts cities

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

All 5 welding programs in Massachusetts approved for funding

5 programs

General weldingIn personNo diploma needed
200 hr welding
Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical, New Bedford
No diploma needed
Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical, New Bedford · General welding · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$2,000
More details about 200 hr welding at Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
12 weeks, 17 hours a week
Cost of supplies
Not reported
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$2,000
General weldingOnlineNo diploma needed
Welding 300 Hour Course w Credentialing
Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical Schoo, Online, based in Hathorne, MA
No diploma needed
Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical Schoo, Online, based in Hathorne, MA · General welding · Online · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$4,500
Program website, Welding 300 Hour Course w Credentialing at Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical Schoo
More details about Welding 300 Hour Course w Credentialing at Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical Schoo
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
15 weeks, 20 hours a week
Cost of supplies
Not reported
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$4,500
General weldingIn personNo diploma needed
Advanced Manufacturing Welding
Shawsheen Valley Technical High School, Billerica
No diploma needed
Shawsheen Valley Technical High School, Billerica · General welding · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$4,708
More details about Advanced Manufacturing Welding at Shawsheen Valley Technical High School
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
8 weeks, 40 hours a week
Cost of supplies
Not reported
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$4,708
General weldingIn personNo diploma needed
Welding Industry Training Program with Credentialing
Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical Schoo, Hathorne
No diploma needed
Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical Schoo, Hathorne · General welding · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$6,000
Program website, Welding Industry Training Program with Credentialing at Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical Schoo
More details about Welding Industry Training Program with Credentialing at Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical Schoo
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
10 weeks, 18 hours a week
Cost of supplies
Not reported
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$6,000
General weldingIn personNo diploma needed
Welding Technology WT 103
Technology Learning Center Inc., Oxford
No diploma needed
Technology Learning Center Inc., Oxford · General welding · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$15,000
Program website, Welding Technology WT 103 at Technology Learning Center Inc.
More details about Welding Technology WT 103 at Technology Learning Center Inc.
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
27 weeks, 20 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$3,185
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$15,000

How to pay for welding classes in Massachusetts

Workforce funding can pay for welding classes in Massachusetts

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 Massachusetts welding program numbers come from

Which Massachusetts welding programs are on this list?

These are the welding programs Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts offers.

How Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts

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