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Welding classes in Memphis

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

8 schools offer these welding programs with classes in the Memphis 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 Memphis, 3 of the 10 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 1 is taught partly or fully online.

See the 10 programs

All 34 welding programs in Tennessee, including online programs

How much do welding classes cost in Memphis?

$1,500 to $8,460

is what most programs cost if you pay yourself

All 9 programs with a price: $800 to $17,486

Finished the program
Not reported
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Length
19 to 42 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 Memphis?

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

All 10 welding programs in Memphis approved for funding

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10 programs

  • General weldingHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Welding Technology

    Tennessee College Of Applied Technology At Memphis, Memphis

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Tennessee College Of Applied Technology At Memphis, Memphis · General welding · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$24,800
    Price if you pay yourself$4,419
    More details about Welding Technology at Tennessee College Of Applied Technology At Memphis
    Finished
    87%
    Working at 6 months
    76%
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,195
    Length
    40 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $604
    Students counted
    167
    a year, estimated
    $24,800
    price
    $4,419

  • General weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Welding & Cutting

    Northwest Mississippi Community College, Senatobia

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Northwest Mississippi Community College, Senatobia · General welding · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$30,600
    Price if you pay yourself$4,500
    More details about Welding & Cutting at Northwest Mississippi Community College
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    73%
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,647
    Length
    32 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,000
    Students counted
    152
    a year, estimated
    $30,600
    price
    $4,500

  • General weldingIn personNo diploma needed

    Welding Technology

    Tennessee College Of Applied Technology At Covington, Covington

    No diploma needed

    Tennessee College Of Applied Technology At Covington, Covington · General welding · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$34,300
    Price if you pay yourself$4,419
    Program website, Welding Technology at Tennessee College Of Applied Technology At Covington
    More details about Welding Technology at Tennessee College Of Applied Technology At Covington
    Finished
    71%
    Working at 6 months
    90%
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,566
    Length
    44 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,536
    Students counted
    91
    a year, estimated
    $34,300
    price
    $4,419

  • General weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Diploma | Welding 1 Year

    William R. Moore College Of Technology, Memphis

    High school diploma or equivalent

    William R. Moore College Of Technology, Memphis · General welding · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$38,100
    Price if you pay yourself$8,460
    Program website, Diploma | Welding 1 Year at William R. Moore College Of Technology
    More details about Diploma | Welding 1 Year at William R. Moore College Of Technology
    Finished
    30%
    Working at 6 months
    55%
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,521
    Length
    42 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $225
    Students counted
    44
    a year, estimated
    $38,100
    price
    $8,460

  • General weldingIn personNo diploma needed

    Welding I

    Southwest Tennessee Community College, Memphis

    No diploma needed

    Southwest Tennessee Community College, Memphis · General welding · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$800
    Program website, Welding I at Southwest Tennessee Community College
    More details about Welding I at Southwest Tennessee Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    10 weeks, 10 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $480
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $800

  • General weldingIn personNo diploma needed

    Welding II

    Southwest Tennessee Community College, Memphis

    No diploma needed

    Southwest Tennessee Community College, Memphis · General welding · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$900
    Program website, Welding II at Southwest Tennessee Community College
    More details about Welding II at Southwest Tennessee Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    10 weeks, 10 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $380
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $900

  • General weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Welding - Career Certificate

    Coahoma Community College, Tunica

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Coahoma Community College, Tunica · General welding · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,500
    More details about Welding - Career Certificate at Coahoma Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    15 weeks, 22 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $750
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,500

  • General weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Welding Brazing And Soldering

    Delta Technical College, Horn Lake

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Delta Technical College, Horn Lake · General welding · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$13,762
    More details about Welding Brazing And Soldering at Delta Technical College
    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
    $1,833
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $13,762

  • Pipe weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Welding/Pipefitting

    Delta Technical College, Horn Lake

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Delta Technical College, Horn Lake · Pipe welding · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$17,486
    More details about Welding/Pipefitting at Delta Technical College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    40 weeks, 25 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $265
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $17,486

  • General weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Welding Nccer Apprenticeship Levels 1 - 4

    Marshall County Correctional, Holly Springs

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Marshall County Correctional, Holly Springs · General welding · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    More details about Welding Nccer Apprenticeship Levels 1 - 4 at Marshall County Correctional
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    148 weeks, 8 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 Memphis

Workforce funding can pay for welding classes in Memphis

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 Memphis welding program numbers come from

Which Memphis welding programs are on this list?

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

How Memphis 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 Memphis

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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