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29 schools in Tennessee offer welding-related programs, compared below on official cost, completion, and earnings data. Prefer to earn while you learn? 18 registered apprenticeship sponsors in Tennessee train welding apprentices — see apprenticeships. Federal program data groups welding with machining & cnc — schools below may offer any of these.
| School | City | Type | Net price / yr | Completion | Earnings (10 yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Tennessee Community College | Memphis | public | $4,754 | 19.2% | $34,071 |
| Chattanooga State Community College | Chattanooga | public | $5,283 | 28% | $37,598 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro | Murfreesboro | public | $6,631 | 75.3% | $40,869 |
| Cleveland State Community College | Cleveland | public | $6,384 | 30.5% | $36,671 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hartsville | Hartsville | public | $7,194 | 79.1% | $40,469 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville | Shelbyville | public | $7,573 | 73.4% | $38,700 |
| Northeast State Community College | Blountville | public | $6,864 | 37.3% | $34,553 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson | Jackson | public | $8,472 | 77.3% | $38,383 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton | Elizabethton | public | $8,568 | 79.9% | $35,069 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest | Newbern | public | $9,698 | 66.5% | $38,514 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McMinnville | McMinnville | public | $11,413 | 66.7% | $40,322 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Upper Cumberland | Crossville | public | $10,865 | 82.7% | $35,551 |
| TCAT Athens | Athens | public | $12,758 | 75.9% | $40,540 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hohenwald | Hohenwald | public | $12,267 | 57.2% | $36,106 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Henry/Carroll | Paris | public | $10,060 | 71.2% | $29,074 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jacksboro | Jacksboro | public | $12,746 | 82.2% | $36,449 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Harriman | Harriman | public | $11,148 | 70.1% | $31,591 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Livingston | Livingston | public | $12,612 | 76% | $33,497 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Pulaski | Pulaski | public | $15,269 | 72.1% | $40,368 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson | Dickson | public | $14,780 | 75.5% | $36,829 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville | Nashville | public | $15,816 | 70.5% | $38,955 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Morristown | Morristown | public | $15,910 | 78% | $38,837 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis | Memphis | public | $14,315 | 47.2% | $31,192 |
| William R Moore College of Technology | Memphis | private nonprofit | $14,957 | 62.7% | $32,194 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Oneida-Huntsville | Huntsville | public | $15,875 | 71.6% | $31,949 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville | Knoxville | public | $20,012 | 70.8% | $37,235 |
| Nashville Auto-Diesel College | Nashville | private for-profit | $32,544 | 65.4% | $46,396 |
| Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga | Chattanooga | private for-profit | $23,958 | 54.4% | $31,102 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Crump | Crump | public | $-839 | 62.5% | $30,796 |
Ranking = median earnings 10 years after entry per $1,000 of average yearly net price (methodology). Schools without both figures sort last — "not reported" means the federal dataset lacks the value, not that the school is bad.
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