How much do Welding schools cost in West Virginia?

The median annual net price (what students actually pay after aid) across 13 welding schools in West Virginia is $4,111. 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 West Virginia?

Yes — West Virginia has 4 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 West Virginia?

Working welding professionals in West Virginia earn a median of $48,810 per year, ranging from about $36,700 to $73,780 (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 West Virginia

13 schools in West Virginia offer welding-related programs, compared below on official cost, completion, and earnings data. Prefer to earn while you learn? 4 registered apprenticeship programs in West Virginia train welding apprentices — see apprenticeships. Federal program data groups welding with machining & cnc — schools below may offer any of these.

Schools in West Virginia

Median net price / yr (West Virginia)

$4,111

national: $8,501

Median earnings (West Virginia)

$33,743

national: $38,354

Apprenticeship sponsors

earn while training

Welding pay in West Virginia (all workers)

$48,810

range $36,700–$73,780 · U.S. DOL occupation wage

Occupation pay is what working welding professionals in West Virginia 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)
Fred W Eberle Technical Center	Buckhannon	public	$2,129	98.7%	$43,364
West Virginia University at Parkersburg	Parkersburg	public	$1,807	34.6%	$35,171
Mercer County Technical Education Center	Princeton	public	$2,225	80.8%	$33,511
Ben Franklin Career Center	Dunbar	public	$3,382	78.6%	$37,962
Cabell County Career Technology Center	Huntington	public	$3,657	72.4%	$33,975
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College	Martinsburg	public	$4,641	42.6%	$39,293
New River Community and Technical College	Beaver	public	$3,599	25%	$29,073
BridgeValley Community & Technical College	South Charleston	public	$4,565	41%	$36,432
West Virginia Northern Community College	Wheeling	public	$5,329	35.3%	$30,162
Mountwest Community and Technical College	Huntington	public	$8,083	40.5%	$28,951
Academy of Careers and Technology	Beckley	public	$9,988	79.3%	$32,756
Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College	Logan	public	$10,321	26.9%	$32,153
Boone Career and Technical Center	Foster	public	not reported	94.7%	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 West Virginia

How much do Welding schools cost in West Virginia?: The median annual net price (what students actually pay after aid) across 13 welding schools in West Virginia is $4,111. 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 West Virginia?: Yes — West Virginia has 4 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 West Virginia?: Working welding professionals in West Virginia earn a median of $48,810 per year, ranging from about $36,700 to $73,780 (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.