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Welding classes in Columbus

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

8 schools offer these welding programs with classes in the Columbus 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 Columbus, 5 of the 14 programs take students without a high school diploma.

See the 14 programs

All 132 welding programs in Ohio, including online programs

How much do welding classes cost in Columbus?

$5,032 to $8,600

is what most programs cost if you pay yourself

All 13 programs with a price: $2,363 to $11,615

Finished the program
Not reported
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Length
Not reported for most programs

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). How these figures are made

Are there free welding classes in Columbus?

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

All 14 welding programs in Columbus approved for funding

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14 programs

  • Pipe weldingIn personPrerequisite courses

    Intermediate Pipe & Plate Tig Welder Certificate

    Columbus State Comm. College, Columbus

    Prerequisite courses

    Columbus State Comm. College, Columbus · Pipe welding · In person · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimated$65,800
    Price if you pay yourself$5,210
    Program website, Intermediate Pipe & Plate Tig Welder Certificate at Columbus State Comm. College
    More details about Intermediate Pipe & Plate Tig Welder Certificate at Columbus State Comm. College
    Finished
    30%
    Working at 6 months
    76%
    Earned in a quarter
    $16,458
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $3,600
    Students counted
    82
    a year, estimated
    $65,800
    price
    $5,210

  • General weldingIn personNo diploma needed

    Welding

    Hocking College, Logan

    No diploma needed

    Hocking College, Logan · General welding · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$41,800
    Price if you pay yourself$5,535
    Program website, Welding at Hocking College
    More details about Welding at Hocking College
    Finished
    96%
    Working at 6 months
    89%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,440
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    31
    a year, estimated
    $41,800
    price
    $5,535

  • General weldingIn personNo diploma needed

    Welding Module Certificate

    Columbus State Comm. College, Columbus

    No diploma needed

    Columbus State Comm. College, Columbus · General welding · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,363
    Program website, Welding Module Certificate at Columbus State Comm. College
    More details about Welding Module Certificate at Columbus State Comm. College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $1,800
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,363

  • Single welding processIn personNo diploma needed

    Metal Arc Welding

    Tolles Career and Technical Center, Plain City

    No diploma needed

    Tolles Career and Technical Center, Plain City · Single welding process · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,550
    Program website, Metal Arc Welding at Tolles Career and Technical Center
    More details about Metal Arc Welding at Tolles Career and Technical Center
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $227
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $3,550

  • General weldingIn personNo diploma needed

    Welding Technology

    Tri-County Career Center-Adult Center, Nelsonville

    No diploma needed

    Tri-County Career Center-Adult Center, Nelsonville · General welding · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,965
    Program website, Welding Technology at Tri-County Career Center-Adult Center
    More details about Welding Technology at Tri-County Career Center-Adult Center
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $1,740
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $3,965

  • Pipe weldingIn personPrerequisite courses

    Intermediate Pipe I Welder Certificate

    Columbus State Comm. College, Columbus

    Prerequisite courses

    Columbus State Comm. College, Columbus · Pipe welding · In person · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$5,032
    Program website, Intermediate Pipe I Welder Certificate at Columbus State Comm. College
    More details about Intermediate Pipe I Welder Certificate at Columbus State Comm. College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $3,600
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $5,032

  • Pipe weldingIn personPrerequisite courses

    Intermediate Pipe II Welder Certificate

    Columbus State Comm. College, Columbus

    Prerequisite courses

    Columbus State Comm. College, Columbus · Pipe welding · In person · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$5,032
    Program website, Intermediate Pipe II Welder Certificate at Columbus State Comm. College
    More details about Intermediate Pipe II Welder Certificate at Columbus State Comm. College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $3,600
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $5,032

  • General weldingIn personPrerequisite courses

    Intermediate Welder Certificate

    Columbus State Comm. College, Columbus

    Prerequisite courses

    Columbus State Comm. College, Columbus · General welding · In person · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$5,032
    Program website, Intermediate Welder Certificate at Columbus State Comm. College
    More details about Intermediate Welder Certificate at Columbus State Comm. College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $3,600
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $5,032

  • General weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Accelerated Entry- Level Welding

    Cutting Edge Staffing LLC, Westerville

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Cutting Edge Staffing LLC, Westerville · General welding · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$6,400
    Program website, Accelerated Entry- Level Welding at Cutting Edge Staffing LLC
    More details about Accelerated Entry- Level Welding at Cutting Edge Staffing LLC
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $300
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $6,400

  • General weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Welding

    Delaware Area Career Center, Delaware

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Delaware Area Career Center, Delaware · General welding · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$8,600
    Program website, Welding at Delaware Area Career Center
    More details about Welding at Delaware Area Career Center
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $8,600

  • General weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Welding

    Eastland-Fairfield Career & Technical Schools, Groveport

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Eastland-Fairfield Career & Technical Schools, Groveport · General welding · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$8,823
    Program website, Welding at Eastland-Fairfield Career & Technical Schools
    More details about Welding at Eastland-Fairfield Career & Technical Schools
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $527
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $8,823

  • Pipe weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Structural & Pipe Welding/Fabrication

    C-TEC of Licking County, Newark

    High school diploma or equivalent

    C-TEC of Licking County, Newark · Pipe welding · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$10,684
    Program website, Structural & Pipe Welding/Fabrication at C-TEC of Licking County
    More details about Structural & Pipe Welding/Fabrication at C-TEC of Licking County
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $1,359
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $10,684

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

    Skilled Trades Technology - Welding AAS

    Columbus State Comm. College, Columbus

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Columbus State Comm. College, Columbus · Welding (associate degree) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$11,615
    Program website, Skilled Trades Technology - Welding AAS at Columbus State Comm. College
    More details about Skilled Trades Technology - Welding AAS at Columbus State Comm. College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $3,600
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $11,615

  • General weldingIn personNo diploma needed

    Welding (Adult Diploma Program)

    C-TEC of Licking County, Newark

    No diploma needed

    C-TEC of Licking County, Newark · General welding · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Welding (Adult Diploma Program) at C-TEC of Licking County
    More details about Welding (Adult Diploma Program) at C-TEC of Licking County
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    Not reported

How to pay for welding classes in Columbus

Workforce funding can pay for welding classes in Columbus

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 Columbus welding program numbers come from

Which Columbus welding programs are on this list?

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

How Columbus 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 Columbus

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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