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Welding classes in Vermont

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

2 schools offer these welding programs, and Vermont 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 Vermont, 1 of the 3 programs take students without a high school diploma.

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How much do welding classes cost in Vermont?

$25,700 to $28,950

from the lowest-priced program to the highest, if you pay yourself

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). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Vermont may also offer welding classes. How these figures are made

Are there free welding classes in Vermont?

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

Welding classes in Burlington, Gillette and other Vermont cities

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All 3 welding programs in Vermont approved for funding

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3 programs

  • Pipe weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Combination Structural and Pipe Welding

    Advanced Welding Institute, South Burlington

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Advanced Welding Institute, South Burlington · Pipe welding · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$39,400
    Price if you pay yourself$28,950
    Program website, Combination Structural and Pipe Welding at Advanced Welding Institute
    More details about Combination Structural and Pipe Welding at Advanced Welding Institute
    Finished
    92%
    Working at 6 months
    94%
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,840
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $650
    Students counted
    132
    a year, estimated
    $39,400
    price
    $28,950

  • Pipe weldingIn personNo diploma needed

    Professional Pipe Welder Course

    Pipe Arc Solutions dba Western Welding Academy, Gillette, WY

    No diploma needed

    Pipe Arc Solutions dba Western Welding Academy, Gillette, WY · Pipe welding · In person · No diploma needed

    Classes are outside Vermont; Vermont approved the program for its funding.

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$25,700
    Program website, Professional Pipe Welder Course at Pipe Arc Solutions dba Western Welding Academy
    More details about Professional Pipe Welder Course at Pipe Arc Solutions dba Western Welding Academy
    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
    $25,700

  • Structural weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Structural Welding

    Advanced Welding Institute, South Burlington

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Advanced Welding Institute, South Burlington · Structural welding · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$27,200
    School 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
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $650
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $27,200

How to pay for welding classes in Vermont

Workforce funding can pay for welding classes in Vermont

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 Vermont welding program numbers come from

Which Vermont welding programs are on this list?

These are the welding programs Vermont 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 Vermont offers.

How Vermont 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 Vermont

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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