Welding schools in Virginia
22 welding training programs in Virginia, sourced from IPEDS, College Scorecard, and the AWS ATF Domestic Site Listing.
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Welding schools in Virginia by city
22 programs across 21 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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Virginia's programs lean toward on-site certification testing
5 of Virginia's 22 welding programs host a co-located AWS Accredited Test Facility, a higher share than most states carry. A student training in Virginia has a decent chance of testing for AWS Certified Welder at the same campus, rather than driving to a separate testing site after finishing coursework.
19 of the state's programs are public, run through Virginia's community college system, against 3 private for-profit schools. Median tuition across the 21 programs reporting a figure is $5,082, above the $4,728 national median.
Cheapest and priciest on file
New River Community College in Dublin runs the lowest tuition at $4,979, a community-college rate. Tidewater Tech-Trades in Norfolk tops the list at $16,337. Norfolk has the most programs on the ground, 2, with Lynchburg close behind at 1.
Virginia's shop directories cover Chesapeake, VA, Newport News, VA, Norfolk, VA, Richmond, VA, Virginia Beach, VA, all along the Hampton Roads and Richmond corridor. Each metro page below breaks out verified shops from candidate listings and flags which run mobile rigs.