Welding schools in Missouri
18 welding training programs in Missouri, sourced from IPEDS, College Scorecard, and the AWS ATF Domestic Site Listing.
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Welding schools in Missouri by city
18 programs across 16 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Poplar Bluff | Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center, Three Rivers College | $4,950 |
| Springfield | Midwest Technical Institute-Missouri, Ozarks Technical Community College | $4,512 |
| Cape Girardeau | Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center | $8,400 |
| Chillicothe | Grand River Technical School | $7,515 |
| Cottleville | St Charles Community College | $3,048 |
| Eolia | Pike-Lincoln Technical Center | $13,999 |
| Hillsboro | Jefferson College | $5,250 |
| Joplin | Franklin Technology Center Adult Education | $14,011 |
| Kansas City | Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City | $3,630 |
| Linn | State Technical College of Missouri | $8,160 |
| Neosho | Crowder College | $6,180 |
| Park Hills | Mineral Area College | $5,660 |
| Saint Louis | Ranken Technical College | $18,008 |
| Union | East Central College | $4,272 |
| Waynesville | Waynesville Career Center | $14,025 |
| West Plains | Southern Missouri Technical Institute | $16,000 |
Missouri splits its welding training between two metro poles
Kansas City and St. Louis anchor most of what's on file here, out of 18 Missouri programs total, 16 of them public. Median tuition, from the 17 programs reporting a figure, is $7,515, above the $4,728 national median across 916 programs.
St Charles Community College in Cottleville is the cheapest program in the state at $3,048. Midwest Technical Institute-Missouri in Springfield tops the list at $18,716, more than 6x the cheapest option.
Choosing a program in Missouri
Programs are spread thin outside the two big metros; Springfield leads with only 2 programs on file, matched by Poplar Bluff. 4 programs statewide co-locate an AWS Accredited Test Facility, so testing for AWS Certified Welder can happen on the same campus.
The shop directory tells a different story than the school count: Columbia, MO, Independence, MO, Kansas City, MO and more Missouri metros are listed below, each with own-site-verified shops for anyone already certified and looking for work.