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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 takes students without a high school diploma and 2 ask for a diploma or equivalent.

By kind, the 3 programs here are pipe welding (2 programs) and structural welding (1 program).

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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

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not enough data
1 program reports it; a typical figure needs 5
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
1 program reports it; a typical figure needs 5
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
1 program reports it; a typical figure needs 5
Length
Not reported
None of the 3 programs report it

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

All 3 welding programs in Vermont approved for WIOA funding

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3 programs

  • Pipe weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Combination Structural and Pipe Welding

    Advanced Welding Institute

    South Burlington

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Advanced Welding Institute, South BurlingtonPipe welding · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$39,400
    Price if you pay yourself$28,950

    23 students trained with WIOA funding

    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
    Earned a year, estimated
    $39,400
    Price if you pay yourself
    $28,950
    students trained with WIOA funding
    23
    Program website, Combination Structural and Pipe Welding at Advanced Welding Institute

  • 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, WYPipe weldingIn 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
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $25,700
    Program website, Professional Pipe Welder Course at Pipe Arc Solutions dba Western Welding Academy

  • Structural weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Structural Welding

    Advanced Welding Institute

    South Burlington

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Advanced Welding Institute, South BurlingtonStructural welding · Accredited schoolIn 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
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $27,200
    School website, Structural Welding at Advanced Welding Institute

How to pay for welding classes in Vermont

WIOA funding can pay for welding classes in Vermont

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

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.67

GI Bill for welding classes

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.8

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Welding classes in Burlington, Gillette and other Vermont cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above.

Other training in Vermont

How welding classes compare with the rest of skilled trades: Trade school programs in Vermont

Where the Vermont welding program numbers come from

Which Vermont welding programs are on this list?

These are the welding programs Vermont approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).9 The list here 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 the prices and results of Vermont welding programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

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. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List