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Welding classes in Gulfport, Mississippi

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

8 schools offer these welding programs with classes in the Gulfport-Biloxi 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 Gulfport, all 12 programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent.

By kind, the 12 programs here are general welding (7 programs), welding (associate degree, 4 programs) and single welding process (1 program).

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All 87 welding programs in Mississippi, including online programs

How much do welding classes cost in Gulfport?

$750 to $7,975 is what most welding programs in Gulfport cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 10 programs with a price. All of them: $500 to $7,975

In the typical program

Finished the program
Left out
6 in 10 of Mississippi's programs report exactly 100%, far more than in other states
Working 6 months later
83%
Earned a year, estimated
about $34,200
Length
40 to 145 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 Gulfport may also offer welding classes. How these figures are made

Are there free welding classes in Gulfport?

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

All 12 welding programs in Gulfport approved for WIOA funding

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12 programs

  • General weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Short Term Welding Training

    Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College - District Wide

    Perkinston

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College - District Wide, PerkinstonGeneral welding · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$34,200
    Price if you pay yourself$750
    More details about Short Term Welding Training at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College - District Wide
    Finished
    Left out
    Working at 6 months
    83%
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,544
    Length
    15 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    126
    Earned a year, estimated
    $34,200
    Price if you pay yourself
    $750

  • Single welding processIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Welding - TIG - 6-G Certification

    Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College - District Wide

    Perkinston

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College - District Wide, PerkinstonSingle welding process · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$34,200
    Price if you pay yourself$750
    More details about Welding - TIG - 6-G Certification at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College - District Wide
    Finished
    Left out
    Working at 6 months
    83%
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,544
    Length
    15 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    126
    Earned a year, estimated
    $34,200
    Price if you pay yourself
    $750

  • Welding (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Welding & Cutting

    Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College - Perkinston (Main) Campus

    Perkinston

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College - Perkinston (Main) Campus, PerkinstonWelding (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$34,200
    Price if you pay yourself$7,975
    More details about Welding & Cutting at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College - Perkinston (Main) Campus
    Finished
    Left out
    Working at 6 months
    83%
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,544
    Length
    63 weeks, 25 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    126
    Earned a year, estimated
    $34,200
    Price if you pay yourself
    $7,975

  • Welding (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Welding & Cutting

    Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College - Jackson County Campus

    Gautier

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College - Jackson County Campus, GautierWelding (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$40,400
    Price if you pay yourself$7,975

    7 students trained with WIOA funding

    More details about Welding & Cutting at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College - Jackson County Campus
    Finished
    Left out
    Working at 6 months
    80%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,097
    Length
    63 weeks, 25 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    99
    Earned a year, estimated
    $40,400
    Price if you pay yourself
    $7,975
    students trained with WIOA funding
    7

  • Welding (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Welding & Cutting Evening

    Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College - Jackson County Campus

    Gautier

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College - Jackson County Campus, GautierWelding (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$40,000
    Price if you pay yourself$7,975
    More details about Welding & Cutting Evening at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College - Jackson County Campus
    Finished
    Left out
    Working at 6 months
    79%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,005
    Length
    63 weeks, 25 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    98
    Earned a year, estimated
    $40,000
    Price if you pay yourself
    $7,975

  • Welding (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Welding & Cutting

    Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College - West Harrison Center

    Long Beach

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College - West Harrison Center, Long BeachWelding (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$25,700
    Price if you pay yourself$7,975
    More details about Welding & Cutting at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College - West Harrison Center
    Finished
    Left out
    Working at 6 months
    85%
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,417
    Length
    63 weeks, 25 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    91
    Earned a year, estimated
    $25,700
    Price if you pay yourself
    $7,975

  • General weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Welding - Career Certificate

    Pearl River Community College - Hancock Center

    Waveland

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Pearl River Community College - Hancock Center, WavelandGeneral welding · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$500

    5 students trained with WIOA funding

    More details about Welding - Career Certificate at Pearl River Community College - Hancock Center
    Finished
    Left out
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    12 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    39
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $500
    students trained with WIOA funding
    5

  • General weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Welding & Cutting

    Pearl River Community College - Hancock Center

    Waveland

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Pearl River Community College - Hancock Center, WavelandGeneral welding · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$6,315
    More details about Welding & Cutting at Pearl River Community College - Hancock Center
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    48 weeks, 28 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $400
    Students counted
    34
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $6,315

  • General weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Welding Nccer Apprenticeship Levels 1 - 4

    Ingalls Shipbuilding

    Pascagoula

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Ingalls Shipbuilding, PascagoulaGeneral weldingIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$675
    More details about Welding Nccer Apprenticeship Levels 1 - 4 at Ingalls Shipbuilding
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    148 weeks, 8 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $675

  • General weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Welding Nccer Apprenticeship Levels 1 - 4

    Gulfship LLC

    Gulfport

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Gulfship LLC, GulfportGeneral weldingIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,000
    More details about Welding Nccer Apprenticeship Levels 1 - 4 at Gulfship LLC
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    156 weeks, 2 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,000
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,000

  • General weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Welding - Flex Core/Metal Arc - Gas

    Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College RA - Halter Marine

    Pascagoula

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College RA - Halter Marine, PascagoulaGeneral welding · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    More details about Welding - Flex Core/Metal Arc - Gas at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College RA - Halter Marine
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    156 weeks, 4 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Not reported

  • General weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Welding Nccer Apprenticeship Levels 1 - 4

    Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College RA - Halter Marine

    Pascagoula

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College RA - Halter Marine, PascagoulaGeneral welding · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    More details about Welding Nccer Apprenticeship Levels 1 - 4 at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College RA - Halter Marine
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    144 weeks, 4 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Not reported

How to pay for welding classes in Gulfport

WIOA funding can pay for welding classes in Gulfport

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 Gulfport

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

Where the Gulfport welding program numbers come from

Which Gulfport welding programs are on this list?

These are the welding programs with classes in the Gulfport-Biloxi 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 Mississippi 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 Gulfport 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.

How reliable are the Mississippi figures?

We leave out the share who finished for Mississippi: 6 in 10 of its programs report exactly 100%, far more than in other states.

Sources for the facts about welding classes in Gulfport

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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