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Welding classes in Weirton

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

1 school offers these welding programs with classes in the Weirton-Steubenville 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 Weirton, 9 of the 10 programs take students without a high school diploma.

See the 10 programs

All 8 welding programs in West Virginia, including online programs

How much do welding classes cost in Weirton?

$1,000 to $12,500

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 Weirton may also offer welding classes. How these figures are made

Are there free welding classes in Weirton?

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

All 10 welding programs in Weirton approved for funding

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10 programs

  • General weldingIn personNo diploma needed

    CTE Basic Welding

    Eastern Gateway Community College, Steubenville

    No diploma needed

    Eastern Gateway Community College, Steubenville · General welding · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$50,200
    Price if you pay yourself$4,750
    School website, CTE Basic Welding at Eastern Gateway Community College
    More details about CTE Basic Welding at Eastern Gateway Community College
    Finished
    57%
    Working at 6 months
    82%
    Earned in a quarter
    $12,541
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    40
    a year, estimated
    $50,200
    price
    $4,750

  • Welding and fabricationIn personNo diploma needed

    Intro to Fabrication - Layout Welding

    Eastern Gateway Community College, Steubenville

    No diploma needed

    Eastern Gateway Community College, Steubenville · Welding and fabrication · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,000
    School website, Intro to Fabrication - Layout Welding at Eastern Gateway Community College
    More details about Intro to Fabrication - Layout Welding at Eastern Gateway Community College
    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
    $1,000

  • Single welding processIn personNo diploma needed

    GMAW/FluxCore Welding

    Eastern Gateway Community College, Steubenville

    No diploma needed

    Eastern Gateway Community College, Steubenville · Single welding process · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,250
    School website, GMAW/FluxCore Welding at Eastern Gateway Community College
    More details about GMAW/FluxCore Welding at Eastern Gateway Community College
    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
    $1,250

  • Single welding processIn personNo diploma needed

    Intro to TIG Welding

    Eastern Gateway Community College, Steubenville

    No diploma needed

    Eastern Gateway Community College, Steubenville · Single welding process · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,500
    School website, Intro to TIG Welding at Eastern Gateway Community College
    More details about Intro to TIG Welding at Eastern Gateway Community College
    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
    $1,500

  • General weldingIn personNo diploma needed

    Intro to Stainless/Aluminum Welding

    Eastern Gateway Community College, Steubenville

    No diploma needed

    Eastern Gateway Community College, Steubenville · General welding · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,000
    School website, Intro to Stainless/Aluminum Welding at Eastern Gateway Community College
    More details about Intro to Stainless/Aluminum Welding at Eastern Gateway Community College
    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
    $2,000

  • Pipe weldingIn personNo diploma needed

    Pipe Welding

    Eastern Gateway Community College, Steubenville

    No diploma needed

    Eastern Gateway Community College, Steubenville · Pipe welding · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,000
    School website, Pipe Welding at Eastern Gateway Community College
    More details about Pipe Welding at Eastern Gateway Community College
    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
    $3,000

  • General weldingIn personNo diploma needed

    Summer Welding Boot Camp

    Eastern Gateway Community College, Steubenville

    No diploma needed

    Eastern Gateway Community College, Steubenville · General welding · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$7,000
    School website, Summer Welding Boot Camp at Eastern Gateway Community College
    More details about Summer Welding Boot Camp at Eastern Gateway Community College
    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
    $7,000

  • General weldingIn personNo diploma needed

    Comprehensive Welding 2

    Eastern Gateway Community College, Steubenville

    No diploma needed

    Eastern Gateway Community College, Steubenville · General welding · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$10,000
    School website, Comprehensive Welding 2 at Eastern Gateway Community College
    More details about Comprehensive Welding 2 at Eastern Gateway Community College
    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
    $10,000

  • Welding (associate degree)In personPrerequisite courses

    Welding Associate Degree Program

    Eastern Gateway Community College, Steubenville

    Prerequisite courses

    Eastern Gateway Community College, Steubenville · Welding (associate degree) · In person · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$12,070
    Program website, Welding Associate Degree Program at Eastern Gateway Community College
    More details about Welding Associate Degree Program at Eastern Gateway Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $400
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $12,070

  • General weldingIn personNo diploma needed

    Comprehensive Welding 1

    Eastern Gateway Community College, Steubenville

    No diploma needed

    Eastern Gateway Community College, Steubenville · General welding · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$12,500
    School website, Comprehensive Welding 1 at Eastern Gateway Community College
    More details about Comprehensive Welding 1 at Eastern Gateway Community College
    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
    $12,500

How to pay for welding classes in Weirton

Workforce funding can pay for welding classes in Weirton

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 Weirton welding program numbers come from

Which Weirton welding programs are on this list?

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

How Weirton 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.

How reliable are the West Virginia figures?

We leave out the share working 6 months later for West Virginia: every program that reports it reports exactly 100%.

Sources for the facts about welding classes in Weirton

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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