How much do Welding schools cost in New Jersey?

The median annual net price (what students actually pay after aid) across 10 welding schools in New Jersey is $10,828. 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 New Jersey?

Yes — New Jersey has 6 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 New Jersey?

Working welding professionals in New Jersey earn a median of $59,440 per year, ranging from about $43,290 to $81,760 (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 New Jersey

10 schools in New Jersey offer welding-related programs, compared below on official cost, completion, and earnings data. Prefer to earn while you learn? 6 registered apprenticeship programs in New Jersey train welding apprentices — see apprenticeships. Federal program data groups welding with machining & cnc — schools below may offer any of these.

Schools in New Jersey

Median net price / yr (New Jersey)

$10,828

national: $8,501

Median earnings (New Jersey)

$46,396

national: $38,354

Apprenticeship sponsors

earn while training

Welding pay in New Jersey (all workers)

$59,440

range $43,290–$81,760 · U.S. DOL occupation wage

Occupation pay is what working welding professionals in New Jersey 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)
Camden County College	Blackwood	public	$5,996	26.5%	$41,212
Sussex County Community College	Newton	public	$7,859	27%	$44,664
Passaic County Community College	Paterson	public	$7,761	17.9%	$36,972
Bergen Community College	Paramus	public	$10,345	37.3%	$46,624
Ocean County Vocational-Technical School	Toms River	public	$10,828	67.6%	$47,122
Hohokus School of Trade and Technical Sciences	Paterson	private for-profit	$22,148	80.7%	$43,917
Universal Technical Institute-Bloomfield	Bloomfield	private for-profit	$28,042	60.9%	$51,222
Lincoln Technical Institute-Mahwah	Mahwah	private for-profit	$28,968	73.6%	$46,396
Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield	South Plainfield	private for-profit	$31,575	76.5%	$46,396
Burlington County Institute of Technology-Adult Education	Westampton	public	not reported	82.4%	not reported

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 New Jersey

How much do Welding schools cost in New Jersey?: The median annual net price (what students actually pay after aid) across 10 welding schools in New Jersey is $10,828. 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 New Jersey?: Yes — New Jersey has 6 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 New Jersey?: Working welding professionals in New Jersey earn a median of $59,440 per year, ranging from about $43,290 to $81,760 (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.