Welding classes in Sioux City, Iowa
16 welding programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
2 schools offer these welding programs with classes in the Sioux City 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 Sioux City, 12 of the 16 programs take students without a high school diploma and 4 ask for a diploma or equivalent.
By kind, the 16 programs here are pipe welding (6 programs), structural welding (6 programs), general welding (3 programs) and welding (associate degree, 1 program).
See the 16 programsAll 50 welding programs in Iowa, including online programs
How much do welding classes cost in Sioux City?
$1,500 to $13,396
from the lowest-priced program to the highest, if you pay yourself
In the typical program
- Finished the program
- Not enough data
- 2 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
- Working 6 months later
- Not enough data
- 2 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- 2 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
- Length
- 3 to 16 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 Sioux City may also offer welding classes. How these figures are made
All 16 welding programs in Sioux City approved for WIOA funding
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Welding Technology - AAS
Western Iowa Tech Community College
Sioux City
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$27,800Price if you pay yourself$13,396Program website, Welding Technology - AAS at Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeMore details about Welding Technology - AAS at Western Iowa Tech Community College
- Finished
- 47%
- Working at 6 months
- 85%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,957
- Length
- 64 weeks, 26 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,538
- Students counted
- 167
- Earned a year, estimated
- $27,800
- Price if you pay yourself
- $13,396
GTAW/SMAW (Combination) Pipe Welding Certificate Program
Siouxland Pipe Welding School DBA Midwest Welding Academy
Sioux City
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$27,300Price if you pay yourself$10,500Program website, GTAW/SMAW (Combination) Pipe Welding Certificate Program at Siouxland Pipe Welding School DBA Midwest Welding AcademyMore details about GTAW/SMAW (Combination) Pipe Welding Certificate Program at Siouxland Pipe Welding School DBA Midwest Welding Academy
- Finished
- 80%
- Working at 6 months
- 80%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,830
- Length
- 28 weeks, 26 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $7,155
- Students counted
- 13
- Earned a year, estimated
- $27,300
- Price if you pay yourself
- $10,500
Carbon TIG pipe welding course
Siouxland Pipe Welding School DBA Midwest Welding Academy
Sioux City
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$1,500Program website, Carbon TIG pipe welding course at Siouxland Pipe Welding School DBA Midwest Welding AcademyMore details about Carbon TIG pipe welding course at Siouxland Pipe Welding School DBA Midwest Welding Academy
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 2 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $2,500
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $1,500
Carbon stick pipe welding course
Siouxland Pipe Welding School DBA Midwest Welding Academy
Sioux City
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$1,500Program website, Carbon stick pipe welding course at Siouxland Pipe Welding School DBA Midwest Welding AcademyMore details about Carbon stick pipe welding course at Siouxland Pipe Welding School DBA Midwest Welding Academy
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 3 weeks, 27 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $2,500
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $1,500
Stainless TIG pipe welding course
Siouxland Pipe Welding School DBA Midwest Welding Academy
Sioux City
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$1,500Program website, Stainless TIG pipe welding course at Siouxland Pipe Welding School DBA Midwest Welding AcademyMore details about Stainless TIG pipe welding course at Siouxland Pipe Welding School DBA Midwest Welding Academy
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 2 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $2,500
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $1,500
Stainless structural TIG welding course
Siouxland Pipe Welding School DBA Midwest Welding Academy
Sioux City
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$1,500Program website, Stainless structural TIG welding course at Siouxland Pipe Welding School DBA Midwest Welding AcademyMore details about Stainless structural TIG welding course at Siouxland Pipe Welding School DBA Midwest Welding Academy
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 2 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $2,500
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $1,500
Stainless structural stick welding course
Siouxland Pipe Welding School DBA Midwest Welding Academy
Sioux City
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$1,500Program website, Stainless structural stick welding course at Siouxland Pipe Welding School DBA Midwest Welding AcademyMore details about Stainless structural stick welding course at Siouxland Pipe Welding School DBA Midwest Welding Academy
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 2 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $2,500
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $1,500
Structural MIG welding course
Siouxland Pipe Welding School DBA Midwest Welding Academy
Sioux City
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$1,500Program website, Structural MIG welding course at Siouxland Pipe Welding School DBA Midwest Welding AcademyMore details about Structural MIG welding course at Siouxland Pipe Welding School DBA Midwest Welding Academy
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 3 weeks, 27 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $2,500
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $1,500
Structural stick welding course Fillet welds
Siouxland Pipe Welding School DBA Midwest Welding Academy
Sioux City
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$1,500Program website, Structural stick welding course Fillet welds at Siouxland Pipe Welding School DBA Midwest Welding AcademyMore details about Structural stick welding course Fillet welds at Siouxland Pipe Welding School DBA Midwest Welding Academy
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 3 weeks, 27 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $2,500
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $1,500
Structural stick welding course Groove welds
Siouxland Pipe Welding School DBA Midwest Welding Academy
Sioux City
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$1,500Program website, Structural stick welding course Groove welds at Siouxland Pipe Welding School DBA Midwest Welding AcademyMore details about Structural stick welding course Groove welds at Siouxland Pipe Welding School DBA Midwest Welding Academy
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 3 weeks, 27 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $2,500
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $1,500
GMAW/FCAW (Structural/Plate) Welding Certificate Program
Siouxland Pipe Welding School DBA Midwest Welding Academy
Sioux City
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$2,510Program website, GMAW/FCAW (Structural/Plate) Welding Certificate Program at Siouxland Pipe Welding School DBA Midwest Welding AcademyMore details about GMAW/FCAW (Structural/Plate) Welding Certificate Program at Siouxland Pipe Welding School DBA Midwest Welding Academy
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 8 weeks, 30 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $2,890
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $2,510
Qualified Welding - Certificate
Western Iowa Tech Community College
Sioux City
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$2,955Program website, Qualified Welding - Certificate at Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeMore details about Qualified Welding - Certificate at Western Iowa Tech Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 16 weeks, 25 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $647
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $2,955
Production Welding - Certificate
Western Iowa Tech Community College
Sioux City
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,349Program website, Production Welding - Certificate at Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeMore details about Production Welding - Certificate at Western Iowa Tech Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 16 weeks, 26 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $647
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $3,349
GTAW (TIG) Pipe Welding Certificate Program
Siouxland Pipe Welding School DBA Midwest Welding Academy
Sioux City
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$5,000Program website, GTAW (TIG) Pipe Welding Certificate Program at Siouxland Pipe Welding School DBA Midwest Welding AcademyMore details about GTAW (TIG) Pipe Welding Certificate Program at Siouxland Pipe Welding School DBA Midwest Welding Academy
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 16 weeks, 25 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $5,165
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $5,000
SMAW (Stick) Pipe Welding Certificate Program
Siouxland Pipe Welding School DBA Midwest Welding Academy
Sioux City
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$5,597Program website, SMAW (Stick) Pipe Welding Certificate Program at Siouxland Pipe Welding School DBA Midwest Welding AcademyMore details about SMAW (Stick) Pipe Welding Certificate Program at Siouxland Pipe Welding School DBA Midwest Welding Academy
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 12 weeks, 27 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $3,000
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $5,597
Industrial Welding - Diploma
Western Iowa Tech Community College
Sioux City
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$6,464Program website, Industrial Welding - Diploma at Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeMore details about Industrial Welding - Diploma at Western Iowa Tech Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 32 weeks, 25 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $944
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $6,464
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How to pay for welding classes in Sioux City
WIOA funding can pay for welding classes in Sioux City
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 Sioux City
How welding classes compare with the rest of skilled trades across Iowa: Trade school programs in Iowa
Where the Sioux City welding program numbers come from
Which Sioux City welding programs are on this list?
These are the welding programs with classes in the Sioux City 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 Iowa 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 Sioux City 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 Sioux City
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- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
- US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
- 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)
- US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
- US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
- 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