Welding classes in Seattle, Washington
27 welding programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
7 schools offer these welding programs with classes in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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 Seattle, 4 of the 27 programs take students without a high school diploma, 13 ask for a diploma or equivalent and 10 ask for earlier courses first.
By kind, the 27 programs here are general welding (14 programs), welding (associate degree, 6 programs), single welding process (5 programs), pipe welding (1 program), and 1 more of one other kind.
See the 27 programsAll 93 welding programs in Washington, including online programs
How much do welding classes cost in Seattle?
- Certificates and short courses (21 programs)
- $2,285 to $4,158most of them, usually 22 weeks long
- Two-year degrees (6 programs)
- $7,935 to $12,305most of them, usually 60 to 68 weeks long
What you pay yourself for the whole program, as the schools report it. "Most" is the middle half of the programs with a price.
In the typical program
- Finished the program
- 71%
- Working 6 months later
- 76%
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $38,500
- Length
- 22 to 55 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 Seattle may also offer welding classes. How these figures are made
All 27 welding programs in Seattle approved for WIOA funding
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Entry Level Welding
Everett Community College
Everett
Accredited school
Prerequisite courses
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$2,285Program website, Entry Level Welding at Everett Community CollegeMore details about Entry Level Welding at Everett Community College
- Finished
- 38%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 15 weeks, 13 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 92
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $2,285
Sub-Arc Welding
Everett Community College
Everett
Accredited school
Prerequisite courses
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$2,285Program website, Sub-Arc Welding at Everett Community CollegeMore details about Sub-Arc Welding at Everett Community College
- Finished
- 38%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 12 weeks, 16 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 92
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $2,285
Advanced TIG Welding
Everett Community College
Everett
Accredited school
Prerequisite courses
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$2,550Program website, Advanced TIG Welding at Everett Community CollegeMore details about Advanced TIG Welding at Everett Community College
- Finished
- 38%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 15 weeks, 11 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 92
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $2,550
Welding
Everett Community College
Everett
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$12,080Program website, Welding at Everett Community CollegeMore details about Welding at Everett Community College
- Finished
- 38%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 60 weeks, 15 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 92
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $12,080
Adv Mfg Tech ' Welding & Fabrication
Everett Community College
Everett
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$12,380Program website, Adv Mfg Tech ' Welding & Fabrication at Everett Community CollegeMore details about Adv Mfg Tech ' Welding & Fabrication at Everett Community College
- Finished
- 38%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 70 weeks, 13 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 92
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $12,380
Advanced Arc Welding
Green River College
Auburn
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$45,100Price if you pay yourself$2,5313 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Advanced Arc Welding at Green River CollegeMore details about Advanced Arc Welding at Green River College
- Finished
- 72%
- Working at 6 months
- 69%
- Earned in a quarter
- $11,263
- Length
- 22 weeks, 20 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 53
- Earned a year, estimated
- $45,100
- Price if you pay yourself
- $2,531
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 3
Basic Arc & Flame
Green River College
Auburn
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$45,100Price if you pay yourself$2,5313 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Basic Arc & Flame at Green River CollegeMore details about Basic Arc & Flame at Green River College
- Finished
- 72%
- Working at 6 months
- 69%
- Earned in a quarter
- $11,263
- Length
- 22 weeks, 12 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 53
- Earned a year, estimated
- $45,100
- Price if you pay yourself
- $2,531
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 3
Intermediate Arc & Flame
Green River College
Auburn
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$45,100Price if you pay yourself$2,5313 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Intermediate Arc & Flame at Green River CollegeMore details about Intermediate Arc & Flame at Green River College
- Finished
- 72%
- Working at 6 months
- 69%
- Earned in a quarter
- $11,263
- Length
- 22 weeks, 20 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 53
- Earned a year, estimated
- $45,100
- Price if you pay yourself
- $2,531
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 3
Welding Technology
Green River College
Auburn
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$45,100Price if you pay yourself$6,9023 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Welding Technology at Green River CollegeMore details about Welding Technology at Green River College
- Finished
- 72%
- Working at 6 months
- 69%
- Earned in a quarter
- $11,263
- Length
- 60 weeks, 9 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 53
- Earned a year, estimated
- $45,100
- Price if you pay yourself
- $6,902
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 3
Welding: Basic Welding
Clover Park Technical College
Lakewood
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$34,700Price if you pay yourself$2,079Program website, Welding: Basic Welding at Clover Park Technical CollegeMore details about Welding: Basic Welding at Clover Park Technical College
- Finished
- 71%
- Working at 6 months
- 76%
- Earned in a quarter
- $8,681
- Length
- 22 weeks, 9 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 49
- Earned a year, estimated
- $34,700
- Price if you pay yourself
- $2,079
Welding: Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
Clover Park Technical College
Lakewood
Accredited school
Prerequisite courses
Earned a year, estimated$34,700Price if you pay yourself$4,158Program website, Welding: Gas Tungsten Arc Welding at Clover Park Technical CollegeMore details about Welding: Gas Tungsten Arc Welding at Clover Park Technical College
- Finished
- 71%
- Working at 6 months
- 76%
- Earned in a quarter
- $8,681
- Length
- 22 weeks, 17 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 49
- Earned a year, estimated
- $34,700
- Price if you pay yourself
- $4,158
Welding: Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) Pipe Cert
Clover Park Technical College
Lakewood
Accredited school
Prerequisite courses
Earned a year, estimated$34,700Price if you pay yourself$4,158Program website, Welding: Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) Pipe Cert at Clover Park Technical CollegeMore details about Welding: Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) Pipe Cert at Clover Park Technical College
- Finished
- 71%
- Working at 6 months
- 76%
- Earned in a quarter
- $8,681
- Length
- 22 weeks, 17 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 49
- Earned a year, estimated
- $34,700
- Price if you pay yourself
- $4,158
Welding: Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Clover Park Technical College
Lakewood
Accredited school
Prerequisite courses
Earned a year, estimated$34,700Price if you pay yourself$4,158Program website, Welding: Shielded Metal Arc Welding at Clover Park Technical CollegeMore details about Welding: Shielded Metal Arc Welding at Clover Park Technical College
- Finished
- 71%
- Working at 6 months
- 76%
- Earned in a quarter
- $8,681
- Length
- 22 weeks, 17 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 49
- Earned a year, estimated
- $34,700
- Price if you pay yourself
- $4,158
Welding: Wire Feed Welding Cert
Clover Park Technical College
Lakewood
Accredited school
Prerequisite courses
Earned a year, estimated$34,700Price if you pay yourself$4,158Program website, Welding: Wire Feed Welding Cert at Clover Park Technical CollegeMore details about Welding: Wire Feed Welding Cert at Clover Park Technical College
- Finished
- 71%
- Working at 6 months
- 76%
- Earned in a quarter
- $8,681
- Length
- 22 weeks, 17 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 49
- Earned a year, estimated
- $34,700
- Price if you pay yourself
- $4,158
Welding Technology
Clover Park Technical College
Lakewood
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$34,700Price if you pay yourself$12,584Program website, Welding Technology at Clover Park Technical CollegeMore details about Welding Technology at Clover Park Technical College
- Finished
- 71%
- Working at 6 months
- 76%
- Earned in a quarter
- $8,681
- Length
- 55 weeks, 21 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 49
- Earned a year, estimated
- $34,700
- Price if you pay yourself
- $12,584
Entry Welder
Renton Technical College
Renton
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$22,700Price if you pay yourself$6,769Program website, Entry Welder at Renton Technical CollegeMore details about Entry Welder at Renton Technical College
- Finished
- 63%
- Working at 6 months
- 58%
- Earned in a quarter
- $5,670
- Length
- 30 weeks, 16 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 48
- Earned a year, estimated
- $22,700
- Price if you pay yourself
- $6,769
Certified Welding
Renton Technical College
Renton
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$22,700Price if you pay yourself$10,772Program website, Certified Welding at Renton Technical CollegeMore details about Certified Welding at Renton Technical College
- Finished
- 63%
- Working at 6 months
- 58%
- Earned in a quarter
- $5,670
- Length
- 55 weeks, 15 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 48
- Earned a year, estimated
- $22,700
- Price if you pay yourself
- $10,772
Welding
Renton Technical College
Renton
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$22,700Price if you pay yourself$14,537Program website, Welding at Renton Technical CollegeMore details about Welding at Renton Technical College
- Finished
- 63%
- Working at 6 months
- 58%
- Earned in a quarter
- $5,670
- Length
- 65 weeks, 16 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 48
- Earned a year, estimated
- $22,700
- Price if you pay yourself
- $14,537
Welding Fabrication - VIGOR Industrial
South Seattle College
Seattle
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$2,070Program website, Welding Fabrication - VIGOR Industrial at South Seattle CollegeMore details about Welding Fabrication - VIGOR Industrial at South Seattle College
- Finished
- 78%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 22 weeks, 16 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 45
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $2,070
Welding Fabrication
South Seattle College
Seattle
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$6,588Program website, Welding Fabrication at South Seattle CollegeMore details about Welding Fabrication at South Seattle College
- Finished
- 78%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 70 weeks, 16 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 45
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $6,588
Welding Introduction
Lake Washington Institute of Technology
Kirkland
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$38,500Price if you pay yourself$2,820Program website, Welding Introduction at Lake Washington Institute of TechnologyMore details about Welding Introduction at Lake Washington Institute of Technology
- Finished
- 87%
- Working at 6 months
- 73%
- Earned in a quarter
- $9,625
- Length
- 22 weeks, 20 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 43
- Earned a year, estimated
- $38,500
- Price if you pay yourself
- $2,820
Welding Technology
Lake Washington Institute of Technology
Kirkland
Accredited school
Prerequisite courses
Earned a year, estimated$38,500Price if you pay yourself$7,049Program website, Welding Technology at Lake Washington Institute of TechnologyMore details about Welding Technology at Lake Washington Institute of Technology
- Finished
- 87%
- Working at 6 months
- 73%
- Earned in a quarter
- $9,625
- Length
- 33 weeks, 23 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 43
- Earned a year, estimated
- $38,500
- Price if you pay yourself
- $7,049
Welder I
Bates Technical College
Tacoma
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$40,500Price if you pay yourself$1,985Program website, Welder I at Bates Technical CollegeMore details about Welder I at Bates Technical College
- Finished
- 48%
- Working at 6 months
- 77%
- Earned in a quarter
- $10,113
- Length
- 22 weeks, 33 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 24
- Earned a year, estimated
- $40,500
- Price if you pay yourself
- $1,985
Welder II
Bates Technical College
Tacoma
Accredited school
Prerequisite courses
Earned a year, estimated$40,500Price if you pay yourself$1,985Program website, Welder II at Bates Technical CollegeMore details about Welder II at Bates Technical College
- Finished
- 48%
- Working at 6 months
- 77%
- Earned in a quarter
- $10,113
- Length
- 22 weeks, 34 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 24
- Earned a year, estimated
- $40,500
- Price if you pay yourself
- $1,985
Welder
Bates Technical College
Tacoma
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$40,500Price if you pay yourself$2,707Program website, Welder at Bates Technical CollegeMore details about Welder at Bates Technical College
- Finished
- 48%
- Working at 6 months
- 77%
- Earned in a quarter
- $10,113
- Length
- 30 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 24
- Earned a year, estimated
- $40,500
- Price if you pay yourself
- $2,707
Welding
Bates Technical College
Tacoma
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$40,500Price if you pay yourself$11,034Program website, Welding at Bates Technical CollegeMore details about Welding at Bates Technical College
- Finished
- 48%
- Working at 6 months
- 77%
- Earned in a quarter
- $10,113
- Length
- 60 weeks, 35 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 24
- Earned a year, estimated
- $40,500
- Price if you pay yourself
- $11,034
Welder Helper
Renton Technical College
Renton
Accredited school
Prerequisite courses
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$2,858Program website, Welder Helper at Renton Technical CollegeMore details about Welder Helper at Renton Technical College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 12 weeks, 18 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $2,858
No programs match these filters.
How to pay for welding classes in Seattle
WIOA funding can pay for welding classes in Seattle
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.
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How welding classes compare with the rest of skilled trades across Washington: Trade school programs in Washington
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Where the Seattle welding program numbers come from
Which Seattle welding programs are on this list?
These are the welding programs with classes in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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 Washington 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 Seattle 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 Seattle
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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