Welding classes in Puerto Rico

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

3 schools offer these welding programs, and Puerto Rico has approved every one 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 Puerto Rico, all 3 programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent.

By kind, the 3 programs here are general welding (2 programs) and pipe welding (1 program).

See the 3 programs

How much do welding classes cost in Puerto Rico?

$7,825 to $14,000

is what the 3 programs with a price cost if you pay yourself

In the typical program

Finished the program: Left out; Half of Puerto Rico's programs report exactly 100%, far more than in other states
Working 6 months later: Left out; Every program that reports it reports exactly 100%
Earned a year, estimated: Not enough data; 2 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Length: Not enough data; 3 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5

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

Are there free welding classes in Puerto Rico?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for any program on this page, in full or in part, depending on local limits.²³⁴In program year 2024 it paid toward the training of at least 8 people at 1 of the 3 programs here.
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁵ Before funding training, the center goes through an assessment and a career plan with you.⁴
Or pay yourself. These programs cost $7,825 to $14,000.

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

All 3 welding programs in Puerto Rico approved for WIOA funding

3 programs

General weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Basic Welding
Colegio Mayor de Tecnologia
Arroyo
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Colegio Mayor de Tecnologia, ArroyoGeneral welding · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$13,300
Price if you pay yourself$7,825
Program website, Basic Welding at Colegio Mayor de Tecnologia
More details about Basic Welding at Colegio Mayor de Tecnologia
Finished
Left out
Working at 6 months
Left out
Earned in a quarter
$3,315
Length
40 weeks, 23 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$250
Students counted
164
Earned a year, estimated
$13,300
Price if you pay yourself
$7,825
Program website, Basic Welding at Colegio Mayor de Tecnologia
Pipe weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Structural, Industrial and Pipe Welding
Central Community College
Las Piedras
High school diploma or equivalent
Central Community College, Las PiedrasPipe weldingIn person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$12,900
Price if you pay yourself$14,000
8 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Structural, Industrial and Pipe Welding at Central Community College
More details about Structural, Industrial and Pipe Welding at Central Community College
Finished
Left out
Working at 6 months
Left out
Earned in a quarter
$3,225
Length
34 weeks, 21 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
120
Earned a year, estimated
$12,900
Price if you pay yourself
$14,000
students trained with WIOA funding
8
Program website, Structural, Industrial and Pipe Welding at Central Community College
General weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Tecología en Soldadura Industrial
Mech Tech Collegue LLC
Caguas
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Mech Tech Collegue LLC, CaguasGeneral welding · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$12,170
Program website, Tecología en Soldadura Industrial at Mech Tech Collegue LLC
More details about Tecología en Soldadura Industrial at Mech Tech Collegue LLC
Finished
Left out
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
48 weeks, 20 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$2,051
Students counted
140
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Price if you pay yourself
$12,170
Program website, Tecología en Soldadura Industrial at Mech Tech Collegue LLC

How to pay for welding classes in Puerto Rico

WIOA funding can pay for welding classes in Puerto Rico

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.

Welding classes in San Juan, Guayama and other Puerto Rico cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above.

Other training in Puerto Rico

How welding classes compare with the rest of skilled trades: Trade school programs in Puerto Rico

Where the Puerto Rico welding program numbers come from

Which Puerto Rico welding programs are on this list?

These are the welding programs Puerto Rico 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. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Puerto Rico offers.

How the prices and results of Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site lists Puerto Rico among the states with "known data quality concerns".¹⁰ We leave out the share who finished for Puerto Rico: half of its programs report exactly 100%, far more than in other states. We leave out the share working 6 months later for Puerto Rico: every program that reports it reports exactly 100%.

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