Welding schools in Iowa
15 welding training programs in Iowa, sourced from IPEDS, College Scorecard, and the AWS ATF Domestic Site Listing.
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Welding schools in Iowa by city
15 programs across 15 cities, listed by how many programs each city has. Tuition is the lowest figure any program in that city reports; compare states on every state ranked by tuition.
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| City | Programs | Lowest listed tuition |
|---|---|---|
| Ankeny | Des Moines Area Community College | $5,790 |
| Calmar | Northeast Iowa Community College | $6,780 |
| Cedar Rapids | Kirkwood Community College | $6,176 |
| Council Bluffs | Iowa Western Community College | $6,930 |
| Creston | Southwestern Community College | $8,064 |
| Davenport | Eastern Iowa Community College District | $4,848 |
| Estherville | Iowa Lakes Community College | $7,392 |
| Fort Dodge | Iowa Central Community College | $5,496 |
| Marshalltown | Marshalltown Community College | $5,496 |
| Mason City | North Iowa Area Community College | $6,653 |
| Ottumwa | Indian Hills Community College | $5,040 |
| Sheldon | Northwest Iowa Community College | $7,350 |
| Sioux City | Western Iowa Tech Community College | $5,186 |
| Waterloo | Hawkeye Community College | $6,525 |
| West Burlington | Southeastern Community College | $6,420 |
Iowa's welding programs price close together
15 programs, all 15 of them public community colleges. The spread from cheapest to priciest is narrow for this site: Eastern Iowa Community College District in Davenport runs $4,848, and Southwestern Community College in Creston tops out at $8,064. No private school pulls the top end higher, because there isn't one in the state's program list.
The median lands at $6,420 across 15 programs, against $4,728 nationally across 916.
No single city leads
Iowa's programs are spread almost evenly across the state; Ankeny and Ottumwa each carry just 1 program, not enough to call either a hub. 4 of the 15 programs host a co-located AWS Accredited Test Facility for AWS Certified Welder testing on the same campus.
Cedar Rapids, IA, Davenport, IA, Des Moines, IA each have their own shop directory below, separate from this school list.