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Welding classes in Minneapolis

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

7 schools offer these welding programs with classes in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington 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 Minneapolis, every program asks for a diploma or other schooling first, and 2 are taught partly or fully online.

See the 18 programs

All 68 welding programs in Minnesota, including online programs

How much do welding classes cost in Minneapolis?

$2,923 to $9,414

is what most programs cost if you pay yourself

All 18 programs with a price: $2,582 to $54,395

Finished the program
58%
Working 6 months later
78%
Earned a year, estimated
about $33,500
Length
30 to 60 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 Minneapolis?

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

All 18 welding programs in Minneapolis approved for funding

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18 programs

  • General weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Basic Welding

    Anoka Technical College, Anoka

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Anoka Technical College, Anoka · General welding · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$28,500
    Price if you pay yourself$2,923
    Program website, Basic Welding at Anoka Technical College
    More details about Basic Welding at Anoka Technical College
    Finished
    74%
    Working at 6 months
    85%
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,133
    Length
    30 weeks, 17 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    447
    a year, estimated
    $28,500
    price
    $2,923

  • Pipe weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Pipe Welder

    Anoka Technical College, Anoka

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Anoka Technical College, Anoka · Pipe welding · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$28,500
    Price if you pay yourself$2,923
    Program website, Pipe Welder at Anoka Technical College
    More details about Pipe Welder at Anoka Technical College
    Finished
    74%
    Working at 6 months
    85%
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,133
    Length
    30 weeks, 17 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    447
    a year, estimated
    $28,500
    price
    $2,923

  • Welding and fabricationIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Welding Fabricator

    Anoka Technical College, Anoka

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Anoka Technical College, Anoka · Welding and fabrication · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$28,500
    Price if you pay yourself$2,923
    Program website, Welding Fabricator at Anoka Technical College
    More details about Welding Fabricator at Anoka Technical College
    Finished
    74%
    Working at 6 months
    85%
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,133
    Length
    30 weeks, 17 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    447
    a year, estimated
    $28,500
    price
    $2,923

  • General weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Welding Technology

    Anoka Technical College, Anoka

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Anoka Technical College, Anoka · General welding · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$28,500
    Price if you pay yourself$5,847
    Program website, Welding Technology at Anoka Technical College
    More details about Welding Technology at Anoka Technical College
    Finished
    74%
    Working at 6 months
    85%
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,133
    Length
    60 weeks, 34 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    447
    a year, estimated
    $28,500
    price
    $5,847

  • General weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Welding Technology

    Dakota County Technical College, Rosemount

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Dakota County Technical College, Rosemount · General welding · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$43,100
    Price if you pay yourself$6,264
    Program website, Welding Technology at Dakota County Technical College
    More details about Welding Technology at Dakota County Technical College
    Finished
    88%
    Working at 6 months
    85%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,776
    Length
    60 weeks, 36 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    390
    a year, estimated
    $43,100
    price
    $6,264

  • Single welding processIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    GMAW Production Welder (MIG)

    Hennepin Technical College, Brooklyn Park

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Hennepin Technical College, Brooklyn Park · Single welding process · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$37,100
    Price if you pay yourself$2,582
    Program website, GMAW Production Welder (MIG) at Hennepin Technical College
    More details about GMAW Production Welder (MIG) at Hennepin Technical College
    Finished
    32%
    Working at 6 months
    77%
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,279
    Length
    30 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    369
    a year, estimated
    $37,100
    price
    $2,582

  • Single welding processIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    GTAW Production Welder (TIG)

    Hennepin Technical College, Brooklyn Park

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Hennepin Technical College, Brooklyn Park · Single welding process · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$37,100
    Price if you pay yourself$2,582
    Program website, GTAW Production Welder (TIG) at Hennepin Technical College
    More details about GTAW Production Welder (TIG) at Hennepin Technical College
    Finished
    32%
    Working at 6 months
    77%
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,279
    Length
    30 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    369
    a year, estimated
    $37,100
    price
    $2,582

  • Single welding processIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Robotic Arc Welding

    Hennepin Technical College, Brooklyn Park

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Hennepin Technical College, Brooklyn Park · Single welding process · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$37,100
    Price if you pay yourself$3,066
    Program website, Robotic Arc Welding at Hennepin Technical College
    More details about Robotic Arc Welding at Hennepin Technical College
    Finished
    32%
    Working at 6 months
    77%
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,279
    Length
    30 weeks, 19 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    369
    a year, estimated
    $37,100
    price
    $3,066

  • Structural weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Structural Iron Fabrication and Repair

    Hennepin Technical College, Brooklyn Park

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Hennepin Technical College, Brooklyn Park · Structural welding · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$37,100
    Price if you pay yourself$3,550
    Program website, Structural Iron Fabrication and Repair at Hennepin Technical College
    More details about Structural Iron Fabrication and Repair at Hennepin Technical College
    Finished
    32%
    Working at 6 months
    77%
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,279
    Length
    30 weeks, 22 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    369
    a year, estimated
    $37,100
    price
    $3,550

  • General weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Welding

    Hennepin Technical College, Brooklyn Park

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Hennepin Technical College, Brooklyn Park · General welding · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$37,100
    Price if you pay yourself$8,876
    Program website, Welding at Hennepin Technical College
    More details about Welding at Hennepin Technical College
    Finished
    32%
    Working at 6 months
    77%
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,279
    Length
    60 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    369
    a year, estimated
    $37,100
    price
    $8,876

  • General weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Robotic Welding

    Saint Paul College, St. Paul

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Saint Paul College, St. Paul · General welding · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$33,300
    Price if you pay yourself$2,831
    Program website, Robotic Welding at Saint Paul College
    More details about Robotic Welding at Saint Paul College
    Finished
    67%
    Working at 6 months
    77%
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,316
    Length
    30 weeks, 17 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    248
    a year, estimated
    $33,300
    price
    $2,831

  • General weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Welding Technology

    Saint Paul College, St. Paul

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Saint Paul College, St. Paul · General welding · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$33,300
    Price if you pay yourself$7,994
    Program website, Welding Technology at Saint Paul College
    More details about Welding Technology at Saint Paul College
    Finished
    67%
    Working at 6 months
    77%
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,316
    Length
    60 weeks, 48 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    248
    a year, estimated
    $33,300
    price
    $7,994

  • Welding (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Welding and Metal Fabrication

    Minneapolis Community and Technical College, Minneapolis

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Minneapolis Community and Technical College, Minneapolis · Welding (associate degree) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$30,900
    Price if you pay yourself$9,594
    Program website, Welding and Metal Fabrication at Minneapolis Community and Technical College
    More details about Welding and Metal Fabrication at Minneapolis Community and Technical College
    Finished
    24%
    Working at 6 months
    64%
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,719
    Length
    60 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    198

    Listed 3 times in the state's file with differing results. Shown: the listing with the most students.

    a year, estimated
    $30,900
    price
    $9,594

  • Welding (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Welding

    Anoka Technical College, Anoka

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Anoka Technical College, Anoka · Welding (associate degree) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$33,500
    Price if you pay yourself$11,350
    Program website, Welding at Anoka Technical College
    More details about Welding at Anoka Technical College
    Finished
    26%
    Working at 6 months
    84%
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,371
    Length
    120 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    175
    a year, estimated
    $33,500
    price
    $11,350

  • Welding (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Robotic and Laser Welding

    Anoka Technical College, Anoka

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Anoka Technical College, Anoka · Welding (associate degree) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$33,500
    Price if you pay yourself$11,522
    Program website, Robotic and Laser Welding at Anoka Technical College
    More details about Robotic and Laser Welding at Anoka Technical College
    Finished
    26%
    Working at 6 months
    84%
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,371
    Length
    120 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    175
    a year, estimated
    $33,500
    price
    $11,522

  • Welding (associate degree)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Welding & Metal Fabrication

    Dunwoody College of Technology, Minneapolis

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Dunwoody College of Technology, Minneapolis · Welding (associate degree) · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$37,600
    Price if you pay yourself$54,395
    Program website, Welding & Metal Fabrication at Dunwoody College of Technology
    More details about Welding & Metal Fabrication at Dunwoody College of Technology
    Finished
    49%
    Working at 6 months
    70%
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,396
    Length
    120 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,383
    Students counted
    175
    a year, estimated
    $37,600
    price
    $54,395

  • General weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Basic Welding

    Century College, White Bear Lake

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Century College, White Bear Lake · General welding · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$31,700
    Price if you pay yourself$2,646
    Program website, Basic Welding at Century College
    More details about Basic Welding at Century College
    Finished
    69%
    Working at 6 months
    78%
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,935
    Length
    30 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    160
    a year, estimated
    $31,700
    price
    $2,646

  • General weldingHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Welding Technology

    Dunwoody College of Technology, Minneapolis

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Dunwoody College of Technology, Minneapolis · General welding · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$34,600
    Price if you pay yourself$25,298
    Program website, Welding Technology at Dunwoody College of Technology
    More details about Welding Technology at Dunwoody College of Technology
    Finished
    85%
    Working at 6 months
    83%
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,650
    Length
    60 weeks, 32 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $270
    Students counted
    145
    a year, estimated
    $34,600
    price
    $25,298

How to pay for welding classes in Minneapolis

Workforce funding can pay for welding classes in Minneapolis

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 Minneapolis welding program numbers come from

Which Minneapolis welding programs are on this list?

These are the welding programs with classes in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington 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 Minnesota page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.

How Minneapolis 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 Minneapolis

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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