Welder programs in Arizona

0 registered apprenticeships and 16 trade schools. Apprenticeships are listed first because they pay you while you train. That order never changes, and nobody can buy a place in it.

What the job pays in Arizona

$55,600median, per year

This is what welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers earn across Arizona, half above and half below. It is an experienced-worker figure, not a starting wage. Nationally the median is $53,750.

US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, SOC 51-4121 · survey 2025-05 · retrieved 2026-08-26

Trade schools · 15

You pay for these, and most students are not earning while they study.

Miller-Motte College-Arizona Automotive Institute

Precision Metal Working

Trade school

Glendale, AZ · Private for-profit

Net price / yr

$21,459

After grant aid

Median debt

$15,917

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

61%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Arizona Western College

Precision Metal Working

Trade school

Yuma, AZ · Public

Net price / yr

$8,983

After grant aid

Median debt

$4,826

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

20%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Central Arizona College

Precision Metal Working

Trade school

Coolidge, AZ · Public

Net price / yr

$4,714

After grant aid

Median debt

$10,010

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

27%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Cochise County Community College District

Precision Metal Working

Trade school

Sierra Vista, AZ · Public

Net price / yr

$7,929

After grant aid

Median debt

$6,750

Completers, institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Eastern Arizona College

Precision Metal Working

Trade school

Thatcher, AZ · Public

Net price / yr

$9,197

After grant aid

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

GateWay Community College

Precision Metal Working

Trade school

Phoenix, AZ · Public

Net price / yr

$13,339

After grant aid

Median debt

$6,750

Completers, institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Mesa Community College

Precision Metal Working

Trade school

Mesa, AZ · Public

Net price / yr

$12,132

After grant aid

Median debt

$7,473

Completers, institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Mohave Community College

Precision Metal Working

Trade school

Kingman, AZ · Public

Net price / yr

$5,974

After grant aid

Median debt

$9,700

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

38%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Northland Pioneer College

Precision Metal Working

Trade school

Holbrook, AZ · Public

Net price / yr

$9,240

After grant aid

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Pima Community College

Precision Metal Working

Trade school

Tucson, AZ · Public

Net price / yr

$3,405

After grant aid

Median debt

$7,000

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

28%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Refrigeration School Inc

Precision Metal Working

Trade school

Phoenix, AZ · Private for-profit

Net price / yr

$27,025

After grant aid

Median debt

$8,233

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

76%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Rio Salado College

Precision Metal Working

Trade school

Tempe, AZ · Public

Net price / yr

$8,341

After grant aid

Median debt

$9,500

Completers, institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc

Precision Metal Working

Trade school

Avondale, AZ · Private for-profit

Net price / yr

$30,451

After grant aid

Median debt

$13,124

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

70%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Yavapai College

Precision Metal Working

Trade school

Prescott, AZ · Public

Net price / yr

$8,683

After grant aid

Median debt

$9,000

Completers, institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

GateWay Community College-Central City

Precision Metal Working

Trade school

Phoenix, AZ · Public

Net price / yr

$14,438

After grant aid

Median debt

$6,750

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

55%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

How to actually get in

Finding the program is the easy part. The application is where people fall down.

Applying for a welder apprenticeship

16 listings matched. Figures come from the publishers named on each card. Nothing on this page is estimated.