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Welding classes in Spokane

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

3 schools offer these welding programs with classes in the Spokane-Spokane Valley 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 Spokane, 6 of the 11 programs take students without a high school diploma.

See the 11 programs

All 92 welding programs in Washington, including online programs

How much do welding classes cost in Spokane?

$3,000 to $3,294

is what most programs cost if you pay yourself

All 11 programs with a price: $2,000 to $5,600

Finished the program
89%
Working 6 months later
65%
Earned a year, estimated
about $36,700
Length
5 to 9 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 Spokane?

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

All 11 welding programs in Spokane approved for funding

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11 programs

  • General weldingIn personNo diploma needed

    Welding (I-BEST)

    Spokane Community College, Spokane

    No diploma needed

    Spokane Community College, Spokane · General welding · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$36,700
    Price if you pay yourself$2,264
    Program website, Welding (I-BEST) at Spokane Community College
    More details about Welding (I-BEST) at Spokane Community College
    Finished
    71%
    Working at 6 months
    65%
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,186
    Length
    22 weeks, 13 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    90
    a year, estimated
    $36,700
    price
    $2,264

  • Welding and fabricationIn personNo diploma needed

    Welding & Fabrication

    Spokane Community College, Spokane

    No diploma needed

    Spokane Community College, Spokane · Welding and fabrication · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$36,700
    Price if you pay yourself$3,087
    Program website, Welding & Fabrication at Spokane Community College
    More details about Welding & Fabrication at Spokane Community College
    Finished
    71%
    Working at 6 months
    65%
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,186
    Length
    30 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    90
    a year, estimated
    $36,700
    price
    $3,087

  • General weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    CORE 1 - Comprehensive Welding

    Anvil Welding Instruction, Spokane

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Anvil Welding Instruction, Spokane · General welding · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$39,500
    Price if you pay yourself$5,500
    Program website, CORE 1 - Comprehensive Welding at Anvil Welding Instruction
    More details about CORE 1 - Comprehensive Welding at Anvil Welding Instruction
    Finished
    94%
    Working at 6 months
    77%
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,877
    Length
    10 weeks, 32 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    72
    a year, estimated
    $39,500
    price
    $5,500

  • General weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Level 1 - Industrial Welding

    Anvil Welding Instruction, Spokane

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Anvil Welding Instruction, Spokane · General welding · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$18,600
    Price if you pay yourself$3,000
    Program website, Level 1 - Industrial Welding at Anvil Welding Instruction
    More details about Level 1 - Industrial Welding at Anvil Welding Instruction
    Finished
    90%
    Working at 6 months
    55%
    Earned in a quarter
    $4,660
    Length
    5 weeks, 32 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $300
    Students counted
    28
    a year, estimated
    $18,600
    price
    $3,000

  • Single welding processIn personNo diploma needed

    Spec 1 - GTAW Welding

    Anvil Welding Instruction, Spokane

    No diploma needed

    Anvil Welding Instruction, Spokane · Single welding process · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,000
    Program website, Spec 1 - GTAW Welding at Anvil Welding Instruction
    More details about Spec 1 - GTAW Welding at Anvil Welding Instruction
    Finished
    88%
    Working at 6 months
    90%
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    3 weeks, 32 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    21
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,000

  • General weldingIn personPrerequisite courses

    Level 2 - Skill Builder

    Anvil Welding Instruction, Spokane

    Prerequisite courses

    Anvil Welding Instruction, Spokane · General welding · In person · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimated$50,800
    Price if you pay yourself$3,500
    Program website, Level 2 - Skill Builder at Anvil Welding Instruction
    More details about Level 2 - Skill Builder at Anvil Welding Instruction
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    65%
    Earned in a quarter
    $12,700
    Length
    5 weeks, 32 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    11
    a year, estimated
    $50,800
    price
    $3,500

  • General weldingIn personNo diploma needed

    Advanced Welding

    OXARC School of Welding/Spokane, Spokane

    No diploma needed

    OXARC School of Welding/Spokane, Spokane · General welding · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,000
    Program website, Advanced Welding at OXARC School of Welding/Spokane
    More details about Advanced Welding at OXARC School of Welding/Spokane
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    5 weeks, 32 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $3,000

  • General weldingIn personPrerequisite courses

    Advanced Welding II

    OXARC School of Welding/Spokane, Spokane

    Prerequisite courses

    OXARC School of Welding/Spokane, Spokane · General welding · In person · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,000
    Program website, Advanced Welding II at OXARC School of Welding/Spokane
    More details about Advanced Welding II at OXARC School of Welding/Spokane
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    5 weeks, 32 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $3,000

  • General weldingIn personNo diploma needed

    Beginning/Entry Level Welding

    OXARC School of Welding/Spokane, Spokane

    No diploma needed

    OXARC School of Welding/Spokane, Spokane · General welding · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,000
    Program website, Beginning/Entry Level Welding at OXARC School of Welding/Spokane
    More details about Beginning/Entry Level Welding at OXARC School of Welding/Spokane
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    5 weeks, 32 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $3,000

  • General weldingIn personNo diploma needed

    Intermediate Welding

    OXARC School of Welding/Spokane, Spokane

    No diploma needed

    OXARC School of Welding/Spokane, Spokane · General welding · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,000
    Program website, Intermediate Welding at OXARC School of Welding/Spokane
    More details about Intermediate Welding at OXARC School of Welding/Spokane
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    5 weeks, 32 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $3,000

  • Pipe weldingIn personPrerequisite courses

    Level 3 - Pipe Welding

    Anvil Welding Instruction, Spokane

    Prerequisite courses

    Anvil Welding Instruction, Spokane · Pipe welding · In person · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$5,600
    Program website, Level 3 - Pipe Welding at Anvil Welding Instruction
    More details about Level 3 - Pipe Welding at Anvil Welding Instruction
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    8 weeks, 32 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $5,600

How to pay for welding classes in Spokane

Workforce funding can pay for welding classes in Spokane

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 Spokane welding program numbers come from

Which Spokane welding programs are on this list?

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

How Spokane 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 Spokane

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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