Welder programs in Arkansas

0 registered apprenticeships and 26 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 Arkansas

$47,970median, per year

This is what welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers earn across Arkansas, 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 · 26

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

Arkansas State University-Beebe

Precision Metal Working

Trade school

Beebe, AR · Public

Net price / yr

$11,698

After grant aid

Median debt

$8,093

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

42%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Arkansas Tech University

Precision Metal Working

Trade school

Russellville, AR · Public

Net price / yr

$12,970

After grant aid

Median debt

$21,000

Completers, institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

University of Arkansas at Monticello

Precision Metal Working

Trade school

Monticello, AR · Public

Net price / yr

$14,287

After grant aid

Median debt

$19,971

Completers, institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Black River Technical College

Precision Metal Working

Trade school

Pocahontas, AR · Public

Net price / yr

$5,095

After grant aid

Median debt

$9,500

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

55%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas

Precision Metal Working

Trade school

De Queen, AR · Public

Net price / yr

$4,385

After grant aid

Completion

54%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

University of Arkansas-East Arkansas Community College

Precision Metal Working

Trade school

Forrest City, AR · Public

Net price / yr

$7,220

After grant aid

Median debt

$6,000

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

51%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

National Park College

Precision Metal Working

Trade school

Hot Springs, AR · Public

Net price / yr

$12,720

After grant aid

Median debt

$10,500

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

35%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

University of Arkansas Community College-Batesville

Precision Metal Working

Trade school

Batesville, AR · Public

Net price / yr

$8,044

After grant aid

Median debt

$10,250

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

66%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Arkansas State University Mid-South

Precision Metal Working

Trade school

West Memphis, AR · Public

Net price / yr

$5,427

After grant aid

Completion

58%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Arkansas Northeastern College

Precision Metal Working

Trade school

Blytheville, AR · Public

Net price / yr

$5,375

After grant aid

Completion

49%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

North Arkansas College

Precision Metal Working

Trade school

Harrison, AR · Public

Net price / yr

$10,180

After grant aid

Median debt

$9,000

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

42%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Northwest Technical Institute

Precision Metal Working

Trade school

Springdale, AR · Public

Net price / yr

$15,992

After grant aid

Completion

74%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Arkansas State University Three Rivers

Precision Metal Working

Trade school

Malvern, AR · Public

Net price / yr

$8,070

After grant aid

Median debt

$10,250

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

26%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Ozarka College

Precision Metal Working

Trade school

Melbourne, AR · Public

Net price / yr

$4,543

After grant aid

Median debt

$9,818

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

47%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

University of Arkansas Community College-Morrilton

Precision Metal Working

Trade school

Morrilton, AR · Public

Net price / yr

$8,725

After grant aid

Median debt

$10,315

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

42%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas

Precision Metal Working

Trade school

Helena, AR · Public

Net price / yr

$4,848

After grant aid

Completion

55%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Southeast Arkansas College

Precision Metal Working

Trade school

Pine Bluff, AR · Public

Net price / yr

$19,038

After grant aid

Median debt

$8,600

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

28%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College

Precision Metal Working

Trade school

North Little Rock, AR · Public

Net price / yr

$14,327

After grant aid

Median debt

$12,080

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

36%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana

Precision Metal Working

Trade school

Hope, AR · Public

Net price / yr

$9,270

After grant aid

Completion

57%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

University of Arkansas Community College Rich Mountain

Precision Metal Working

Trade school

Mena, AR · Public

Net price / yr

$4,842

After grant aid

Median debt

$6,500

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

55%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

South Arkansas College

Precision Metal Working

Trade school

El Dorado, AR · Public

Net price / yr

$7,486

After grant aid

Median debt

$11,153

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

30%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Southern Arkansas University Tech

Precision Metal Working

Trade school

Camden, AR · Public

Net price / yr

$9,018

After grant aid

Median debt

$6,000

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

62%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

University of Arkansas-Fort Smith

Precision Metal Working

Trade school

Fort Smith, AR · Public

Net price / yr

$10,574

After grant aid

Median debt

$18,250

Completers, institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Arkansas State University-Mountain Home

Precision Metal Working

Trade school

Mountain Home, AR · Public

Net price / yr

$8,847

After grant aid

Median debt

$10,500

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

44%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Arkansas State University-Newport

Precision Metal Working

Trade school

Newport, AR · Public

Net price / yr

$8,444

After grant aid

Median debt

$8,002

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

46%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Arkansas Welding Academy

Precision Metal Working

Trade school

Jacksonville, AR · Private for-profit

Net price / yr

$35,590

After grant aid

Median debt

$5,500

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

94%

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

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