Greeley, CO · Public
Net price / yr
After grant aid
Median debt
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
17 listings on file
No sponsor in Colorado has published a wage scale, so we can name the 2 registered apprenticeships below but not what they pay. The trade schools further down publish their prices, which is why they look more complete. That is a gap in the public record, not a verdict on which is the better deal.
What the job pays in Colorado
$58,590median, per year
This is what welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers earn across Colorado, 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
50-mile radius
Colorado is a big place. Enter your ZIP code to see Welder programs within 50 miles, paid apprenticeships first.
Name and place only
2 sponsors appear in the federal register for this trade. It records that they exist and where, and nothing about pay, cost or intake. To reach one, search its name on the apprenticeship.gov partner finder, or call your state apprenticeship office.
Price on file
You pay for these, and most students are not earning while they study.
Greeley, CO · Public
Net price / yr
$11,463
After grant aid
Median debt
$6,844
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Glenwood Springs, CO · Public
Net price / yr
$7,813
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,000
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Denver, CO · Public
Net price / yr
$9,450
After grant aid
Median debt
$12,495
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Denver, CO · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$32,423
After grant aid
Median debt
$11,730
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
71%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Denver, CO · Public
Net price / yr
$7,197
After grant aid
Completion
97%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Westminster, CO · Public
Net price / yr
$13,031
After grant aid
Median debt
$12,251
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Grand Junction, CO · Public
Net price / yr
$15,103
After grant aid
Median debt
$22,000
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Fort Morgan, CO · Public
Net price / yr
$9,266
After grant aid
Median debt
$8,501
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Sterling, CO · Public
Net price / yr
$13,801
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,376
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
56%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
La Junta, CO · Public
Net price / yr
$11,103
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,250
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
38%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Colorado Springs, CO · Public
Net price / yr
$6,007
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,000
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Pueblo, CO · Public
Net price / yr
$12,045
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,000
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Lakewood, CO · Public
Net price / yr
$9,044
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,500
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Aurora, CO · Public
Net price / yr
$6,600
After grant aid
Completion
76%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Trinidad, CO · Public
Net price / yr
$10,772
After grant aid
Median debt
$8,908
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Requirements, the test, timing
Finding the program is the easy part. The application is where people fall down.
How to get into a welder apprenticeship17 listings matched. Figures come from the publishers named on each card. Nothing on this page is estimated.