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Welding classes in Dallas

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

8 schools offer these welding programs with classes in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 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 Dallas, 5 of the 11 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 2 are taught partly or fully online.

See the 11 programs

All 282 welding programs in Texas, including online programs

How much do welding classes cost in Dallas?

$3,350 to $11,244

is what most programs cost if you pay yourself

All 11 programs with a price: $1,264 to $21,850

Finished the program
62%
Working 6 months later
72%
Earned a year, estimated
about $30,100
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 Dallas?

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

All 11 welding programs in Dallas approved for funding

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11 programs

  • Welding (associate degree)HybridNo diploma needed

    Welding AAS

    Collin College, McKinney

    No diploma needed

    Collin College, McKinney · Welding (associate degree) · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$30,700
    Price if you pay yourself$4,583
    Program website, Welding AAS at Collin College
    More details about Welding AAS at Collin College
    Finished
    26%
    Working at 6 months
    76%
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,663
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $3,300
    Students counted
    298
    a year, estimated
    $30,700
    price
    $4,583

  • General weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Welding Training Program

    CLC Incorporated, Fort Worth

    High school diploma or equivalent

    CLC Incorporated, Fort Worth · General welding · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$39,700
    Price if you pay yourself$3,500
    Program website, Welding Training Program at CLC Incorporated
    More details about Welding Training Program at CLC Incorporated
    Finished
    88%
    Working at 6 months
    73%
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,933
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    275
    a year, estimated
    $39,700
    price
    $3,500

  • General weldingIn personNo diploma needed

    Welding Certificate - Main Campus

    Weatherford College, Weatherford

    No diploma needed

    Weatherford College, Weatherford · General welding · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$29,600
    Price if you pay yourself$4,200
    School website, Welding Certificate - Main Campus at Weatherford College
    More details about Welding Certificate - Main Campus at Weatherford College
    Finished
    73%
    Working at 6 months
    57%
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,400
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $500
    Students counted
    240
    a year, estimated
    $29,600
    price
    $4,200

  • General weldingHybridNo diploma needed

    Entry Welding Certification - Level One Certificate

    Collin College, McKinney

    No diploma needed

    Collin College, McKinney · General welding · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$27,500
    Price if you pay yourself$4,888
    Program website, Entry Welding Certification - Level One Certificate at Collin College
    More details about Entry Welding Certification - Level One Certificate at Collin College
    Finished
    51%
    Working at 6 months
    75%
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,867
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $800
    Students counted
    197
    a year, estimated
    $27,500
    price
    $4,888

  • General weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Combination Welding

    MT Training Center, Grand Prairie

    High school diploma or equivalent

    MT Training Center, Grand Prairie · General welding · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$27,800
    Price if you pay yourself$16,345
    More details about Combination Welding at MT Training Center
    Finished
    66%
    Working at 6 months
    71%
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,960
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $100
    Students counted
    178
    a year, estimated
    $27,800
    price
    $16,345

  • General weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Welding Certificate - Bridgeport Campus

    Weatherford College, Weatherford

    High school diploma or equivalent

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

    Earned a year, estimated$42,700
    Price if you pay yourself$3,200
    School website, Welding Certificate - Bridgeport Campus at Weatherford College
    More details about Welding Certificate - Bridgeport Campus at Weatherford College
    Finished
    59%
    Working at 6 months
    71%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,686
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $500
    Students counted
    105
    a year, estimated
    $42,700
    price
    $3,200

  • General weldingIn personNo diploma needed

    Welding Technology

    Dallas College, Dallas

    No diploma needed

    Dallas College, Dallas · General welding · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,264
    School website, Welding Technology at Dallas College
    More details about Welding Technology at Dallas College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $150
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,264

  • General weldingIn personNo diploma needed

    Welding Fundamentals

    Dallas College, Dallas

    No diploma needed

    Dallas College, Dallas · General welding · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,016
    Program website, Welding Fundamentals at Dallas College
    More details about Welding Fundamentals at Dallas College
    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
    $2,016

  • General weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Welding

    Construction Education Foundation Inc., Dallas

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Construction Education Foundation Inc., Dallas · General welding · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$10,588
    More details about Welding at Construction Education Foundation Inc.
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $602
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $10,588

  • General weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Advance Welding Professional

    Careers Institute of America, Dallas

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Careers Institute of America, Dallas · General welding · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$11,900
    Program website, Advance Welding Professional at Careers Institute of America
    More details about Advance Welding Professional at Careers Institute of America
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $100
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $11,900

  • General weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Welding Combination Program

    Texas Career Institute, Dallas

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Texas Career Institute, Dallas · General welding · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$21,850
    More details about Welding Combination Program at Texas Career Institute
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $650
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $21,850

How to pay for welding classes in Dallas

Workforce funding can pay for welding classes in Dallas

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 Dallas welding program numbers come from

Which Dallas welding programs are on this list?

These are the welding programs with classes in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 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 Texas page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.

How Dallas 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 Dallas

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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