How much do Welding schools cost in Alaska?

The median annual net price (what students actually pay after aid) across 3 welding schools in Alaska is $12,635. Individual schools range widely — the table above shows each school's real cost, not sticker price.

Can you get paid to train as a welding in Alaska?

Yes — Alaska has 2 registered apprenticeship programs where you earn wages while you train instead of paying tuition. See the welding apprenticeships page for the current list.

What does a welding earn in Alaska?

Working welding professionals in Alaska earn a median of $80,840 per year, ranging from about $49,660 to $109,940 (U.S. Department of Labor). This is what people in the job earn, which differs from a school's reported graduate-earnings figure.

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Welding Schools in Alaska

3 schools in Alaska offer welding-related programs, compared below on official cost, completion, and earnings data. Prefer to earn while you learn? 2 registered apprenticeship programs in Alaska train welding apprentices — see apprenticeships. Federal program data groups welding with machining & cnc — schools below may offer any of these.

Schools in Alaska

Median net price / yr (Alaska)

$12,635

national: $8,501

Median earnings (Alaska)

$48,475

national: $38,354

Apprenticeship sponsors

earn while training

Welding pay in Alaska (all workers)

$80,840

range $49,660–$109,940 · U.S. DOL occupation wage

Occupation pay is what working welding professionals in Alaska earn (all experience levels) — school "earnings" figures above are medians for each school's recent federally-aided students across all its programs, which read lower.

Schools, ranked by earnings per tuition dollar

School	City	Type	Net price / yr	Completion	Earnings (10 yr)
Alaska Vocational Technical Center	Seward	public	$12,635	92.4%	$51,083
University of Alaska Southeast	Juneau	public	$12,357	39.2%	$48,475
Charter College	Anchorage	private for-profit	$34,860	53.2%	$35,504

Ranking = median earnings 10 years after entry per $1,000 of average yearly net price (methodology). Figures are institution-wide federal medians for each school as a whole — not welding graduates specifically. Schools without both figures sort last — "not reported" means the federal dataset lacks the value, not that the school is bad.

Common questions: Welding school in Alaska

How much do Welding schools cost in Alaska?: The median annual net price (what students actually pay after aid) across 3 welding schools in Alaska is $12,635. Individual schools range widely — the table above shows each school's real cost, not sticker price.
Can you get paid to train as a welding in Alaska?: Yes — Alaska has 2 registered apprenticeship programs where you earn wages while you train instead of paying tuition. See the welding apprenticeships page for the current list.
What does a welding earn in Alaska?: Working welding professionals in Alaska earn a median of $80,840 per year, ranging from about $49,660 to $109,940 (U.S. Department of Labor). This is what people in the job earn, which differs from a school's reported graduate-earnings figure.

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Data: U.S. Dept of Education College Scorecard (most recent release, pulled July 2026) + U.S. Dept of Labor apprenticeship.gov. Methodology & provenance. Independent site — not affiliated with any government agency.