Welding schools in Washington
22 welding training programs in Washington, sourced from IPEDS, College Scorecard, and the AWS ATF Domestic Site Listing.
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One Washington welding program's tuition dwarfs the rest of the state's list
Perry Technical Institute in Yakima charges $52,316, far above Olympic College in Bremerton at $4,197. That outlier pulls the average up, but the median across 22 programs is $5,267, close to the $4,728 national figure.
22 welding programs are on file for Washington, 21 public and 1 private. Public two-year colleges carry most of the list, the private outlier above included.
Choosing a program in Washington
Port Angeles lists the most programs on file@if ($sc['second_city']), Vancouver follows, though Washington's programs spread across the state rather than clustering in one metro. @endif 3 programs host a co-located AWS Accredited Test Facility, one of the higher counts in this data set, so AWS Certified Welder testing is available on-site at several of them.
5 Washington metros carry their own shop directory, led by Seattle, WA at 25 listed shops. Find one closer to home on the metro pages below.
What welders earn in Washington
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 Washington's median welder wage at $63,020 a year, above the $53,750 national median for the same period. See how much welders make nationally for the full breakdown behind that figure.