Welding schools in North Dakota
8 welding training programs in North Dakota, sourced from IPEDS, College Scorecard, and the AWS ATF Domestic Site Listing.
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| Program | City | Tuition | Phone | AWS ATF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynnes Welding Training | Fargo | $17,375 | (701) 893-2295 | Co-located |
| North Dakota State College of Science | Wahpeton | $5,974 | (701) 671-2403 | No |
| Bismarck State College | Bismarck | $5,247 | (701) 224-5400 | No |
| Williston State College | Williston | $6,128 | (701) 774-4200 | No |
| United Tribes Technical College | Bismarck | $4,632 | (701) 255-3285 | No |
| Turtle Mountain Community College | Belcourt | $2,794 | (701) 477-7862 | No |
| Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College | New Town | $3,870 | (701) 627-4738 | No |
| Dickinson State University | Dickinson | $9,118 | (701) 483-2507 | No |
North Dakota pays well for welders, and trains few of them
Only 8 welding programs are on file for North Dakota, 5 public. Median tuition across the 8 programs reporting a figure is $5,611, close to the $4,728 national median.
The spread inside that small program count is still wide. Turtle Mountain Community College in Belcourt charges $2,794. Lynnes Welding Training in Fargo charges $17,375, more than 6x as much for the same trade.
Choosing a program
Bismarck carries the most programs at 2, ahead of Fargo and 1, but with a program count this small, most North Dakota residents will be choosing between one or two nearby options at most. 1 program co-locates an AWS Accredited Test Facility, one option worth checking before assuming a separate trip is needed for AWS Certified Welder testing.
Bismarck, ND, Fargo, ND both have their own shop directories below, separate from the school list above.
What welders earn in North Dakota
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates (SOC 51-4121), retrieved via api.bls.gov 2026-08-05 puts North Dakota's median welder wage at $62,000 a year, above the $53,750 national median. That's the state's real pitch: fewer training seats, but pay that beats the national line once a welder is working. How much welders make nationally has the fuller context.