Welding classes in Kansas City

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

5 schools offer these welding programs with classes in the Kansas City 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 Kansas City, 9 of the 11 programs take students without a high school diploma.

See the 11 programs

All 82 welding programs in Missouri, including online programs

How much do welding classes cost in Kansas City?

$2,178 to $5,862

is what most programs cost if you pay yourself

All 10 programs with a price: $1,600 to $7,623

Finished the program: Not reported
Working 6 months later: Not reported
Earned a year, estimated: Not reported
Length: 7 to 16 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 Kansas City?

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 Kansas City cost $2,178 to $5,862.

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

All 11 welding programs in Kansas City approved for funding

11 programs

General weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Welding
KCKCC Technical Education Center, Kansas City
High school diploma or equivalent
KCKCC Technical Education Center, Kansas City · General welding · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$6,483
Program website, Welding at KCKCC Technical Education Center
More details about Welding at KCKCC Technical Education Center
Finished
94%
Working at 6 months
84%
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$893
Students counted
369
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$6,483
Welding (associate degree)In personNo diploma needed
Welding Technology & Management
Metropolitan Community College, Kansas City
No diploma needed
Metropolitan Community College, Kansas City · Welding (associate degree) · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$7,623
Program website, Welding Technology & Management at Metropolitan Community College
More details about Welding Technology & Management at Metropolitan Community College
Finished
13%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
64 weeks, 15 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$5,649
Students counted
91
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$7,623
Single welding processIn personNo diploma needed
Welding GMAW/GTAW (AWS Modular Certification)-Certificate
Metropolitan Community College, Kansas City
No diploma needed
Metropolitan Community College, Kansas City · Single welding process · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$2,178
Program website, Welding GMAW/GTAW (AWS Modular Certification)-Certificate at Metropolitan Community College
More details about Welding GMAW/GTAW (AWS Modular Certification)-Certificate at Metropolitan Community College
Finished
43%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
16 weeks, 18 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$1,814
Students counted
12
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$2,178
General weldingIn personNo diploma needed
Welding Construction-Certificate
Metropolitan Community College, Kansas City
No diploma needed
Metropolitan Community College, Kansas City · General welding · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$31,400
Price if you pay yourself$2,178
Program website, Welding Construction-Certificate at Metropolitan Community College
More details about Welding Construction-Certificate at Metropolitan Community College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
75%
Earned in a quarter
$7,857
Length
16 weeks, 18 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$1,814
Students counted
10
a year, estimated
$31,400
price
$2,178
Single welding processIn personNo diploma needed
Welding GMAW (AWS Modular Certification)-Certificate
Metropolitan Community College, Kansas City
No diploma needed
Metropolitan Community College, Kansas City · Single welding process · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$2,178
Program website, Welding GMAW (AWS Modular Certification)-Certificate at Metropolitan Community College
More details about Welding GMAW (AWS Modular Certification)-Certificate at Metropolitan Community College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
16 weeks, 18 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$1,814
Students counted
10
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$2,178
General weldingIn personNo diploma needed
Fast Track Welding Program
T And L Welding Academy, Raytown
No diploma needed
T And L Welding Academy, Raytown · General welding · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$1,600
Program website, Fast Track Welding Program at T And L Welding Academy
More details about Fast Track Welding Program at T And L Welding Academy
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
3 weeks, 40 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$900
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$1,600
General weldingIn personNo diploma needed
Introduction To Welding Technologies
Metropolitan Community College, Workforce Develop, Kansas City
No diploma needed
Metropolitan Community College, Workforce Develop, Kansas City · General welding · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$2,900
Program website, Introduction To Welding Technologies at Metropolitan Community College, Workforce Develop
More details about Introduction To Welding Technologies at Metropolitan Community College, Workforce Develop
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
7 weeks, 20 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$2,900
Single welding processIn personNo diploma needed
Introduction To Welding W/ Blueprint Reading, Thermal Cutting & Gmaw
Metropolitan Community College, Workforce Develop, Kansas City
No diploma needed
Metropolitan Community College, Workforce Develop, Kansas City · Single welding process · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$3,000
Program website, Introduction To Welding W/ Blueprint Reading, Thermal Cutting & Gmaw at Metropolitan Community College, Workforce Develop
More details about Introduction To Welding W/ Blueprint Reading, Thermal Cutting & Gmaw at Metropolitan Community College, Workforce Develop
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
7 weeks, 20 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$3,000
General weldingIn personNo diploma needed
Combination Welding Program
T And L Welding Academy, Raytown
No diploma needed
T And L Welding Academy, Raytown · General welding · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$4,000
Program website, Combination Welding Program at T And L Welding Academy
More details about Combination Welding Program at T And L Welding Academy
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
5 weeks, 40 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$1,500
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$4,000
General weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Industrial Welding
Lex La Ray Technical Center, Lexington
High school diploma or equivalent
Lex La Ray Technical Center, Lexington · General welding · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$6,600
Program website, Industrial Welding at Lex La Ray Technical Center
More details about Industrial Welding at Lex La Ray Technical Center
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
30 weeks, 25 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$488
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$6,600
General weldingIn personNo diploma needed
Welding Fundamentals
T And L Welding Academy, Raytown
No diploma needed
T And L Welding Academy, Raytown · General welding · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
Program website, Welding Fundamentals at T And L Welding Academy
More details about Welding Fundamentals at T And L Welding Academy
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
12 weeks, 40 hours a week
Cost of supplies
Not reported
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
Not reported

How to pay for welding classes in Kansas City

Workforce funding can pay for welding classes in Kansas City

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 Kansas City welding program numbers come from

Which Kansas City welding programs are on this list?

These are the welding programs with classes in the Kansas City 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 Missouri page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.

How Kansas City 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.

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Welding classes in Kansas City

How much do welding classes cost in Kansas City?

Are there free welding classes in Kansas City?

All 11 welding programs in Kansas City approved for funding

Welding

Welding Technology & Management

Welding GMAW/GTAW (AWS Modular Certification)-Certificate

Welding Construction-Certificate

Welding GMAW (AWS Modular Certification)-Certificate

Fast Track Welding Program

Introduction To Welding Technologies

Introduction To Welding W/ Blueprint Reading, Thermal Cutting & Gmaw

Combination Welding Program

Industrial Welding

Welding Fundamentals