Welding schools in Alabama
19 welding training programs in Alabama, sourced from IPEDS, College Scorecard, and the AWS ATF Domestic Site Listing.
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Alabama's 19 programs, mostly two-year colleges
18 of Alabama's 19 welding programs are public community and technical colleges; 1 run private. Median tuition among the 19 programs that report a figure is $5,127, close to the $4,728 national median.
Gadsden State Community College in Gadsden is the least expensive program on file; Fortis Institute-Birmingham in Birmingham costs several times more, a private-school premium worth weighing against a public program's completion rate before committing.
Choosing a program in Alabama
Birmingham carries 2 programs, followed by Muscle Shoals with 1, though programs are otherwise scattered across the state rather than clustered. 1 Alabama program hosts a co-located AWS Accredited Test Facility, so testing for AWS Certified Welder can happen without leaving campus.
Alabama's shop directory covers more ground than its school directory: Birmingham, AL, Huntsville, AL, Mobile, AL each list own-site-verified welding shops, with the rest of the state's metros linked further down this page.