Welding schools in Alaska
5 welding training programs in Alaska, sourced from IPEDS, College Scorecard, and the AWS ATF Domestic Site Listing.
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| Program | City | Tuition | Phone | AWS ATF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charter College | Anchorage | $18,375 | (907) 227-1000 | No |
| Alaska Vocational Technical Center | Seward | $5,619 | (907) 224-3322 | No |
| University of Alaska Anchorage | Anchorage | $7,738 | (907) 786-1800 | No |
| University of Alaska Southeast | Juneau | $7,056 | (877) 465-4827 | No |
| University of Alaska Fairbanks | Fairbanks | $8,736 | (907) 474-7034 | No |
Distance matters more in Alaska than program count does
5 welding programs are on file for Alaska, 4 public and 1 private. In a state this size, five programs can sit hundreds of miles apart, so which city a program is in matters as much as how many there are. Anchorage has the most at 2.
Median tuition across the 5 Alaska programs reporting a figure is $7,738, above the $4,728 national median across 916 programs, consistent with the state's higher cost of living generally.
Cheapest and priciest options
Alaska Vocational Technical Center in Seward lists $5,619. Charter College in Anchorage runs more than three times that, at $18,375. The full five-program table is above.
No program in the state co-locates an AWS Accredited Test Facility, so testing for AWS Certified Welder means a separate trip to an outside site regardless of which program a student picks.
Anchorage, AK and Fairbanks, AK carry Alaska's two shop directories on this site, both linked below, for anyone looking for work once trained.