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Welding classes in Richmond

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

4 schools offer these welding programs with classes in the Richmond 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 Richmond, every program asks for a diploma or other schooling first, and 11 are taught partly or fully online.

See the 14 programs

All 88 welding programs in Virginia, including online programs

How much do welding classes cost in Richmond?

$300 to $450

is what most programs cost if you pay yourself

All 14 programs with a price: $300 to $750

Finished the program
100%
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Length
15 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 Richmond?

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

All 14 welding programs in Richmond approved for funding

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14 programs

  • General weldingHybridEducation and courses

    Welding CSC- WEL 116 Welding I ( Oxyacetylene)

    Brightpoint Community College (formerly John Tyler CC), Chester

    Education and courses

    Brightpoint Community College (formerly John Tyler CC), Chester · General welding · Hybrid · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimated$44,100
    Price if you pay yourself$300
    More details about Welding CSC- WEL 116 Welding I ( Oxyacetylene) at Brightpoint Community College (formerly John Tyler CC)
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    14%
    Earned in a quarter
    $11,021
    Length
    15 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $100
    Students counted
    62
    a year, estimated
    $44,100
    price
    $300

  • General weldingHybridEducation and courses

    Welding CSC- WEL 150 Welding Drawing and Interpretation

    Brightpoint Community College (formerly John Tyler CC), Chester

    Education and courses

    Brightpoint Community College (formerly John Tyler CC), Chester · General welding · Hybrid · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$300
    More details about Welding CSC- WEL 150 Welding Drawing and Interpretation at Brightpoint Community College (formerly John Tyler CC)
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    15 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $100
    Students counted
    62
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $300

  • Welding and fabricationHybridEducation and courses

    Welding CSC- WEL 247 Welding Layout and Fabrication I

    Brightpoint Community College (formerly John Tyler CC), Chester

    Education and courses

    Brightpoint Community College (formerly John Tyler CC), Chester · Welding and fabrication · Hybrid · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimated$45,100
    Price if you pay yourself$300
    More details about Welding CSC- WEL 247 Welding Layout and Fabrication I at Brightpoint Community College (formerly John Tyler CC)
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    14%
    Earned in a quarter
    $11,268
    Length
    15 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $100
    Students counted
    62
    a year, estimated
    $45,100
    price
    $300

  • General weldingHybridEducation and courses

    Welding CSC-WEL 116 Welding I

    Brightpoint Community College (formerly John Tyler CC), Chester

    Education and courses

    Brightpoint Community College (formerly John Tyler CC), Chester · General welding · Hybrid · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$300
    More details about Welding CSC-WEL 116 Welding I at Brightpoint Community College (formerly John Tyler CC)
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    15 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $100
    Students counted
    62
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $300

  • General weldingHybridEducation and courses

    Welding CSC-WEL 244 Weld Testing and Codes

    Brightpoint Community College (formerly John Tyler CC), Chester

    Education and courses

    Brightpoint Community College (formerly John Tyler CC), Chester · General welding · Hybrid · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimated$26,300
    Price if you pay yourself$300
    More details about Welding CSC-WEL 244 Weld Testing and Codes at Brightpoint Community College (formerly John Tyler CC)
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    14%
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,583
    Length
    15 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $100
    Students counted
    62
    a year, estimated
    $26,300
    price
    $300

  • General weldingHybridEducation and courses

    Welding CSC - WEL 141 Welder Qualification Tests I

    Brightpoint Community College (formerly John Tyler CC), Chester

    Education and courses

    Brightpoint Community College (formerly John Tyler CC), Chester · General welding · Hybrid · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimated$45,700
    Price if you pay yourself$450
    More details about Welding CSC - WEL 141 Welder Qualification Tests I at Brightpoint Community College (formerly John Tyler CC)
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    24%
    Earned in a quarter
    $11,425
    Length
    25 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $100
    Students counted
    62
    a year, estimated
    $45,700
    price
    $450

  • General weldingHybridEducation and courses

    Welding CSC- WEL 130 Inert Gas Welding

    Brightpoint Community College (formerly John Tyler CC), Chester

    Education and courses

    Brightpoint Community College (formerly John Tyler CC), Chester · General welding · Hybrid · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$450
    More details about Welding CSC- WEL 130 Inert Gas Welding at Brightpoint Community College (formerly John Tyler CC)
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    15 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $100
    Students counted
    62
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $450

  • Single welding processHybridEducation and courses

    Welding CSC- WEL 160 Gas Metal Arc Welding

    Brightpoint Community College (formerly John Tyler CC), Chester

    Education and courses

    Brightpoint Community College (formerly John Tyler CC), Chester · Single welding process · Hybrid · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$450
    More details about Welding CSC- WEL 160 Gas Metal Arc Welding at Brightpoint Community College (formerly John Tyler CC)
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    15 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $100
    Students counted
    62
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $450

  • Single welding processHybridEducation and courses

    Welding Certificate -WEL 123 Shielded Metal Arc Welding( Basic)

    Brightpoint Community College (formerly John Tyler CC), Chester

    Education and courses

    Brightpoint Community College (formerly John Tyler CC), Chester · Single welding process · Hybrid · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$450
    More details about Welding Certificate -WEL 123 Shielded Metal Arc Welding( Basic) at Brightpoint Community College (formerly John Tyler CC)
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    15 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $100
    Students counted
    58
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $450

  • General weldingHybridEducation and courses

    Welding Certificate - WEL 244 Weld Testing and Codes

    Brightpoint Community College (formerly John Tyler CC), Chester

    Education and courses

    Brightpoint Community College (formerly John Tyler CC), Chester · General welding · Hybrid · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$300
    More details about Welding Certificate - WEL 244 Weld Testing and Codes at Brightpoint Community College (formerly John Tyler CC)
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    15 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $100
    Students counted
    58
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $300

  • Welding and fabricationHybridEducation and courses

    Welding Certificate - WEL 248 Welding Layout and Fabrication II

    Brightpoint Community College (formerly John Tyler CC), Chester

    Education and courses

    Brightpoint Community College (formerly John Tyler CC), Chester · Welding and fabrication · Hybrid · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$300
    More details about Welding Certificate - WEL 248 Welding Layout and Fabrication II at Brightpoint Community College (formerly John Tyler CC)
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    15 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $100
    Students counted
    58
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $300

  • General weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Welding Fundamentals

    Community College Workforce Alliance, Midlothian

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Community College Workforce Alliance, Midlothian · General welding · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$395
    More details about Welding Fundamentals at Community College Workforce Alliance
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    1 week, 18 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $395

  • Single welding processIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Welder Certification - ARC (STICK), MIG, TIG

    Richmond Adult Technical Center, Richmond

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Richmond Adult Technical Center, Richmond · Single welding process · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$665
    School website, Welder Certification - ARC (STICK), MIG, TIG at Richmond Adult Technical Center
    More details about Welder Certification - ARC (STICK), MIG, TIG at Richmond Adult Technical Center
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    2 weeks, 45 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $665

  • Structural weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Plate Welder

    Chesterfield Adult Education, Chesterfield

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Chesterfield Adult Education, Chesterfield · Structural welding · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$750
    Program website, Plate Welder at Chesterfield Adult Education
    More details about Plate Welder at Chesterfield Adult Education
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    8 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $400
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $750

How to pay for welding classes in Richmond

Workforce funding can pay for welding classes in Richmond

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 Richmond welding program numbers come from

Which Richmond welding programs are on this list?

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

How Richmond 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 Richmond

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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