Welding classes in New Hampshire

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

4 schools offer these welding programs, and New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire, 2 of the 6 programs take students without a high school diploma.

See the 6 programs

How much do welding classes cost in New Hampshire?

$10,425 to $24,112

is what most programs cost if you pay yourself

All 6 programs with a price: $8,730 to $28,900

Finished the program: Not reported
Working 6 months later: Not reported
Earned a year, estimated: Not reported
Length: 17 to 34 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 New Hampshire may also offer welding classes. How these figures are made

Are there free welding classes in New Hampshire?

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 New Hampshire cost $10,425 to $24,112.

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

Welding classes in Burlington, Manchester, Boston and other New Hampshire cities

Choosing an area filters the list below. 1 in smaller cities and towns.

All 6 welding programs in New Hampshire approved for funding

6 programs

General weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Advanced Welding Technology Certificate
White Mountains Community College, Berlin
High school diploma or equivalent
White Mountains Community College, Berlin · General welding · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$36,300
Price if you pay yourself$13,830
Program website, Advanced Welding Technology Certificate at White Mountains Community College
More details about Advanced Welding Technology Certificate at White Mountains Community College
Finished
89%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
$9,064
Length
30 weeks, 35 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$2,600
Students counted
86
a year, estimated
$36,300
price
$13,830
Pipe weldingIn personNo diploma needed
Combination Structural and Pipe Welding
Advanced Welding Institute, South Burlington, VT
No diploma needed
Advanced Welding Institute, South Burlington, VT · Pipe welding · In person · No diploma needed
Classes are outside New Hampshire; New Hampshire approved the program for its funding.
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$28,900
Program website, Combination Structural and Pipe Welding at Advanced Welding Institute
More details about Combination Structural and Pipe Welding at Advanced Welding Institute
Finished
95%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
24 weeks, 40 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
36
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$28,900
General weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Welding Technologies Certificate
Great Bay Community College, Portsmouth
High school diploma or equivalent
Great Bay Community College, Portsmouth · General welding · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$9,290
Program website, Welding Technologies Certificate at Great Bay Community College
More details about Welding Technologies Certificate at Great Bay Community College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
36 weeks, 10 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$580
Students counted
67
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$9,290
General weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Welding Technology Professional Certificate
Manchester Community College, Manchester
High school diploma or equivalent
Manchester Community College, Manchester · General welding · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$8,730
Program website, Welding Technology Professional Certificate at Manchester Community College
More details about Welding Technology Professional Certificate at Manchester Community College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
62 weeks, 13 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$2,080
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$8,730
General weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Accelerated Welding Program
Manchester Community College, Manchester
High school diploma or equivalent
Manchester Community College, Manchester · General welding · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$15,000
Program website, Accelerated Welding Program at Manchester Community College
More details about Accelerated Welding Program at Manchester Community College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
12 weeks, 34 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$15,000
Structural weldingIn personNo diploma needed
Structural Welding
Advanced Welding Institute, South Burlington, VT
No diploma needed
Advanced Welding Institute, South Burlington, VT · Structural welding · In person · No diploma needed
Classes are outside New Hampshire; New Hampshire approved the program for its funding.
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$27,150
Program website, Structural Welding at Advanced Welding Institute
More details about Structural Welding at Advanced Welding Institute
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
15 weeks, 40 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$27,150

How to pay for welding classes in New Hampshire

Workforce funding can pay for welding classes in New Hampshire

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 New Hampshire welding program numbers come from

Which New Hampshire welding programs are on this list?

These are the welding programs New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire offers.

How New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire figures?

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

Sources for the facts about welding classes in New Hampshire

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