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Welding classes in Dallas, Texas

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

9 schools offer these welding programs with classes in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 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 Dallas, 6 of the 12 programs take students without a high school diploma and 6 ask for a diploma or equivalent.

By kind, the 12 programs here are general welding (11 programs) and welding (associate degree, 1 program).

See the 12 programs

All 300 welding programs in Texas, including online programs

How much do welding classes cost in Dallas?

$3,425 to $13,011 is what most welding programs in Dallas cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 12 programs with a price. All of them: $1,264 to $21,850

In the typical program

Finished the program
62%
Working 6 months later
72%
Earned a year, estimated
about $30,100
Length
Not reported
None of the 12 programs report it

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

Are there free welding classes in Dallas?

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

All 12 welding programs in Dallas approved for WIOA funding

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12 programs

  • Welding (associate degree)HybridNo diploma needed

    Welding AAS

    Collin College

    McKinney

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Collin College, McKinneyWelding (associate degree) · Accredited schoolHybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$30,700
    Price if you pay yourself$4,583
    Program website, Welding AAS at Collin College
    More details about Welding AAS at Collin College
    Finished
    26%
    Working at 6 months
    76%
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,663
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $3,300
    Students counted
    298
    Earned a year, estimated
    $30,700
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,583
    Program website, Welding AAS at Collin College

  • General weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Welding Training Program

    CLC Incorporated

    Fort Worth

    High school diploma or equivalent

    CLC Incorporated, Fort WorthGeneral weldingIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$39,700
    Price if you pay yourself$3,500

    16 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Welding Training Program at CLC Incorporated
    More details about Welding Training Program at CLC Incorporated
    Finished
    88%
    Working at 6 months
    73%
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,933
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    275
    Earned a year, estimated
    $39,700
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,500
    students trained with WIOA funding
    16
    Program website, Welding Training Program at CLC Incorporated

  • General weldingIn personNo diploma needed

    Welding Certificate - Main Campus

    Weatherford College

    Weatherford

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Weatherford College, WeatherfordGeneral welding · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$29,600
    Price if you pay yourself$4,200

    3 students trained with WIOA funding

    School website, Welding Certificate - Main Campus at Weatherford College
    More details about Welding Certificate - Main Campus at Weatherford College
    Finished
    73%
    Working at 6 months
    57%
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,400
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $500
    Students counted
    240
    Earned a year, estimated
    $29,600
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,200
    students trained with WIOA funding
    3
    School website, Welding Certificate - Main Campus at Weatherford College

  • General weldingHybridNo diploma needed

    Entry Welding Certification - Level One Certificate

    Collin College

    McKinney

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Collin College, McKinneyGeneral welding · Accredited schoolHybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$27,500
    Price if you pay yourself$4,888
    Program website, Entry Welding Certification - Level One Certificate at Collin College
    More details about Entry Welding Certification - Level One Certificate at Collin College
    Finished
    51%
    Working at 6 months
    75%
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,867
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $800
    Students counted
    197
    Earned a year, estimated
    $27,500
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,888
    Program website, Entry Welding Certification - Level One Certificate at Collin College

  • General weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Combination Welding

    MT Training Center

    Grand Prairie

    High school diploma or equivalent

    MT Training Center, Grand PrairieGeneral weldingIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$27,800
    Price if you pay yourself$16,345

    6 students trained with WIOA funding

    More details about Combination Welding at MT Training Center
    Finished
    66%
    Working at 6 months
    71%
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,960
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $100
    Students counted
    178
    Earned a year, estimated
    $27,800
    Price if you pay yourself
    $16,345
    students trained with WIOA funding
    6

  • General weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Welding Certificate - Bridgeport Campus

    Weatherford College

    Weatherford

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Weatherford College, WeatherfordGeneral welding · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$42,700
    Price if you pay yourself$3,200
    School website, Welding Certificate - Bridgeport Campus at Weatherford College
    More details about Welding Certificate - Bridgeport Campus at Weatherford College
    Finished
    59%
    Working at 6 months
    71%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,686
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $500
    Students counted
    105
    Earned a year, estimated
    $42,700
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,200
    School website, Welding Certificate - Bridgeport Campus at Weatherford College

  • General weldingIn personNo diploma needed

    Welding Technology

    Dallas College

    Dallas

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Dallas College, DallasGeneral welding · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,264
    School website, Welding Technology at Dallas College
    More details about Welding Technology at Dallas College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $150
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,264
    School website, Welding Technology at Dallas College

  • General weldingIn personNo diploma needed

    Welding Fundamentals

    Dallas College

    Dallas

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Dallas College, DallasGeneral welding · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,016
    Program website, Welding Fundamentals at Dallas College
    More details about Welding Fundamentals at Dallas College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $300
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,016
    Program website, Welding Fundamentals at Dallas College

  • General weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Welding

    Construction Education Foundation Inc.

    Dallas

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Construction Education Foundation Inc., DallasGeneral weldingIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$10,588
    More details about Welding at Construction Education Foundation Inc.
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $602
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $10,588

  • General weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Advance Welding Professional

    Careers Institute of America

    Dallas

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Careers Institute of America, DallasGeneral weldingIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$11,900
    Program website, Advance Welding Professional at Careers Institute of America
    More details about Advance Welding Professional at Careers Institute of America
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $100
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $11,900
    Program website, Advance Welding Professional at Careers Institute of America

  • General weldingHybridNo diploma needed

    Welding Technology Welder

    Los Hermanos Learning Center LLC

    Carrollton

    No diploma needed

    Los Hermanos Learning Center LLC, CarrolltonGeneral weldingHybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$16,850
    Program website, Welding Technology Welder at Los Hermanos Learning Center LLC
    More details about Welding Technology Welder at Los Hermanos Learning Center LLC
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $150
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $16,850
    Program website, Welding Technology Welder at Los Hermanos Learning Center LLC

  • General weldingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Welding Combination Program

    Texas Career Institute

    Dallas

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Texas Career Institute, DallasGeneral weldingIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$21,850
    More details about Welding Combination Program at Texas Career Institute
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $650
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $21,850

How to pay for welding classes in Dallas

WIOA funding can pay for welding classes in Dallas

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 Dallas

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

Where the Dallas welding program numbers come from

Which Dallas welding programs are on this list?

These are the welding programs with classes in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 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 Texas 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 Dallas 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 Dallas

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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