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Welding classes in Los Angeles, California

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

12 schools offer these welding programs with classes in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim 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 Los Angeles, 5 of the 12 programs take students without a high school diploma, 5 ask for a diploma or equivalent and 2 ask for earlier courses first.

By kind, the 12 programs here are general welding (10 programs), welding and fabrication (1 program) and single welding process (1 program).

See the 12 programs

All 98 welding programs in California, including online programs

How much do welding classes cost in Los Angeles?

$1,865 to $4,058 is what most welding programs in Los Angeles cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 12 programs with a price. All of them: $1,109 to $11,616

In the typical program

Finished the program
61%
Working 6 months later
56%
Earned a year, estimated
about $45,300
Length
18 to 28 weeks

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Los Angeles may also offer welding classes. How these figures are made

Are there free welding classes in Los Angeles?

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

All 12 welding programs in Los Angeles approved for WIOA funding

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12 programs

  • General weldingIn personNo diploma needed

    Combination Welding Trainee

    Harbor Occupational Center - LAUSD

    San Pedro

    No diploma needed

    Harbor Occupational Center - LAUSD, San PedroGeneral weldingIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$45,300
    Price if you pay yourself$1,890

    38 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Combination Welding Trainee at Harbor Occupational Center - LAUSD
    More details about Combination Welding Trainee at Harbor Occupational Center - LAUSD
    Finished
    67%
    Working at 6 months
    56%
    Earned in a quarter
    $11,336
    Length
    20 weeks, 27 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $4,103
    Students counted
    948
    Earned a year, estimated
    $45,300
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,890
    students trained with WIOA funding
    38
    Program website, Combination Welding Trainee at Harbor Occupational Center - LAUSD

  • General weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Combination Welder Training

    Tri-Community Adult Education

    Covina

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Tri-Community Adult Education, CovinaGeneral welding · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,790

    3 students trained with WIOA funding

    More details about Combination Welder Training at Tri-Community Adult Education
    Finished
    73%
    Working at 6 months
    54%
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    24 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $350
    Students counted
    653
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,790
    students trained with WIOA funding
    3

  • General weldingIn personEducation and courses

    Combination Welding Trainee

    Wilmington Skills Center - LAUSD

    Wilmington

    Education and courses

    Wilmington Skills Center - LAUSD, WilmingtonGeneral weldingIn person · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimated$45,300
    Price if you pay yourself$5,993
    Program website, Combination Welding Trainee at Wilmington Skills Center - LAUSD
    More details about Combination Welding Trainee at Wilmington Skills Center - LAUSD
    Finished
    43%
    Working at 6 months
    71%
    Earned in a quarter
    $11,336
    Length
    18 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    534
    Earned a year, estimated
    $45,300
    Price if you pay yourself
    $5,993
    Program website, Combination Welding Trainee at Wilmington Skills Center - LAUSD

  • General weldingIn personNo diploma needed

    Welding

    Southern California Regional Occupational Center

    Torrance

    No diploma needed

    Southern California Regional Occupational Center, TorranceGeneral weldingIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$41,800
    Price if you pay yourself$4,800

    9 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Welding at Southern California Regional Occupational Center
    More details about Welding at Southern California Regional Occupational Center
    Finished
    90%
    Working at 6 months
    8%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,457
    Length
    72 weeks, 6 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    527
    Earned a year, estimated
    $41,800
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,800
    students trained with WIOA funding
    9
    Program website, Welding at Southern California Regional Occupational Center

  • General weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Combination Welding Trainee

    Maxine Waters Employment Prep Center - LAUSD

    Los Angeles

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Maxine Waters Employment Prep Center - LAUSD, Los AngelesGeneral weldingIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$45,300
    Price if you pay yourself$1,890

    11 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Combination Welding Trainee at Maxine Waters Employment Prep Center - LAUSD
    More details about Combination Welding Trainee at Maxine Waters Employment Prep Center - LAUSD
    Finished
    62%
    Working at 6 months
    63%
    Earned in a quarter
    $11,336
    Length
    27 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $4,141
    Students counted
    360
    Earned a year, estimated
    $45,300
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,890
    students trained with WIOA funding
    11
    Program website, Combination Welding Trainee at Maxine Waters Employment Prep Center - LAUSD

  • General weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Combination Welding Trainee

    Huntington Park Adult School - LAUSD

    Huntington Park

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Huntington Park Adult School - LAUSD, Huntington ParkGeneral weldingIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$45,300
    Price if you pay yourself$1,890

    5 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Combination Welding Trainee at Huntington Park Adult School - LAUSD
    More details about Combination Welding Trainee at Huntington Park Adult School - LAUSD
    Finished
    54%
    Working at 6 months
    80%
    Earned in a quarter
    $11,336
    Length
    18 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $4,259
    Students counted
    322
    Earned a year, estimated
    $45,300
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,890
    students trained with WIOA funding
    5
    Program website, Combination Welding Trainee at Huntington Park Adult School - LAUSD

  • General weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Welding Technology Certificate

    Rio Hondo College

    Whittier

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Rio Hondo College, WhittierGeneral welding · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,109
    School website, Welding Technology Certificate at Rio Hondo College
    More details about Welding Technology Certificate at Rio Hondo College
    Finished
    60%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    32 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,075
    Students counted
    164
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,109
    School website, Welding Technology Certificate at Rio Hondo College

  • General weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Combination Welding Trainee

    North Valley Occupational Center - LAUSD

    Mission Hills

    High school diploma or equivalent

    North Valley Occupational Center - LAUSD, Mission HillsGeneral weldingIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$45,300
    Price if you pay yourself$1,890

    4 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Combination Welding Trainee at North Valley Occupational Center - LAUSD
    More details about Combination Welding Trainee at North Valley Occupational Center - LAUSD
    Finished
    40%
    Working at 6 months
    47%
    Earned in a quarter
    $11,336
    Length
    27 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,694
    Students counted
    154
    Earned a year, estimated
    $45,300
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,890
    students trained with WIOA funding
    4
    Program website, Combination Welding Trainee at North Valley Occupational Center - LAUSD

  • General weldingIn personNo diploma needed

    Combination of Welding

    Richard N. Slawson Occupational Center - LAUSD

    Los Angeles

    No diploma needed

    Richard N. Slawson Occupational Center - LAUSD, Los AngelesGeneral weldingIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,890
    School website, Combination of Welding at Richard N. Slawson Occupational Center - LAUSD
    More details about Combination of Welding at Richard N. Slawson Occupational Center - LAUSD
    Finished
    36%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    18 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $4,748
    Students counted
    132
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,890
    School website, Combination of Welding at Richard N. Slawson Occupational Center - LAUSD

  • Welding and fabricationIn personNo diploma needed

    Welding Metal Fabrication

    Norwalk-La Mirada Adult School

    Norwalk

    No diploma needed

    Norwalk-La Mirada Adult School, NorwalkWelding and fabricationIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,450

    4 students trained with WIOA funding

    More details about Welding Metal Fabrication at Norwalk-La Mirada Adult School
    Finished
    43%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    18 weeks, 7 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $225
    Students counted
    121
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,450
    students trained with WIOA funding
    4

  • General weldingIn personNo diploma needed

    Combination Welder

    Hacienda La Puente Adult Education

    La Puente

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Hacienda La Puente Adult Education, La PuenteGeneral welding · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$60,800
    Price if you pay yourself$3,811

    7 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Combination Welder at Hacienda La Puente Adult Education
    More details about Combination Welder at Hacienda La Puente Adult Education
    Finished
    89%
    Working at 6 months
    35%
    Earned in a quarter
    $15,205
    Length
    36 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    90
    Earned a year, estimated
    $60,800
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,811
    students trained with WIOA funding
    7
    Program website, Combination Welder at Hacienda La Puente Adult Education

  • Single welding processIn personEducation and courses

    Basic Welding - GTAW (TIG) Mild Sheet Steel Program

    Welding Certification Center

    Pomona

    Education and courses

    Welding Certification Center, PomonaSingle welding processIn person · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimated$45,800
    Price if you pay yourself$11,616
    More details about Basic Welding - GTAW (TIG) Mild Sheet Steel Program at Welding Certification Center
    Finished
    84%
    Working at 6 months
    84%
    Earned in a quarter
    $11,440
    Length
    22 weeks, 6 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $4,279
    Students counted
    60
    Earned a year, estimated
    $45,800
    Price if you pay yourself
    $11,616

How to pay for welding classes in Los Angeles

WIOA funding can pay for welding classes in Los Angeles

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.

Other training in Los Angeles

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

Where the Los Angeles welding program numbers come from

Which Los Angeles welding programs are on this list?

These are the welding programs with classes in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim area that are 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. Online programs are left out here; they are on the California page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.

How the prices and results of Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles

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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