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21 schools in Virginia offer welding-related programs, compared below on official cost, completion, and earnings data. Prefer to earn while you learn? 51 registered apprenticeship programs in Virginia train welding apprentices — see apprenticeships. Federal program data groups welding with machining & cnc — schools below may offer any of these.
Occupation pay is what working welding professionals in 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.
| School | City | Type | Net price / yr | Completion | Earnings (10 yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Shore Community College | Melfa | public | $2,495 | 35.2% | $32,418 |
| Paul D Camp Community College | Franklin | public | $4,126 | 26.5% | $36,031 |
| Rappahannock Community College | Glenns | public | $4,343 | 31.8% | $36,121 |
| Patrick & Henry Community College | Martinsville | public | $4,102 | 35.7% | $33,323 |
| Virginia Western Community College | Roanoke | public | $4,966 | 35.6% | $38,787 |
| J Sargeant Reynolds Community College | Richmond | public | $5,168 | 22.2% | $39,529 |
| Brightpoint Community College | Chester | public | $5,490 | 27.9% | $41,223 |
| Wytheville Community College | Wytheville | public | $4,622 | 43.3% | $34,303 |
| Mountain Gateway Community College | Clifton Forge | public | $4,861 | 41.7% | $34,293 |
| New River Community College | Dublin | public | $6,279 | 29.5% | $40,025 |
| Virginia Highlands Community College | Abingdon | public | $5,375 | 33.8% | $32,681 |
| Southside Virginia Community College | Alberta | public | $5,338 | 33.7% | $32,371 |
| Southwest Virginia Community College | Cedar Bluff | public | $6,005 | 35.3% | $34,221 |
| Virginia Peninsula Community College | Hampton | public | $7,012 | 20.6% | $37,996 |
| Northern Virginia Community College | Annandale | public | $9,919 | 28.5% | $53,557 |
| Central Virginia Community College | Lynchburg | public | $6,928 | 30% | $36,627 |
| Danville Community College | Danville | public | $6,669 | 33.8% | $31,664 |
| Mountain Empire Community College | Big Stone Gap | public | $8,852 | 42% | $32,622 |
| Tidewater Community College | Norfolk | public | $11,762 | 23.2% | $38,349 |
| Advanced Technology Institute | Virginia Beach | private for-profit | $16,358 | 76.6% | $46,342 |
| Tidewater Tech-Trades | Norfolk | private for-profit | $26,366 | 72.8% | $31,657 |
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.
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