Welding schools in West Virginia
13 welding training programs in West Virginia, sourced from IPEDS, College Scorecard, and the AWS ATF Domestic Site Listing.
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| Program | City | Tuition | Phone | AWS ATF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New River Community and Technical College | Beaver | $5,156 | (304) 929-5450 | No |
| Mountwest Community and Technical College | Huntington | $4,938 | (866) 710-3140 | No |
| West Virginia University at Parkersburg | Parkersburg | $4,612 | (304) 424-8000 | No |
| Ben Franklin Career Center | Dunbar | $5,264 | (304) 766-0369 | No |
| Boone Career and Technical Center | Foster | $5,000 | (304) 369-4585 | No |
| Blue Ridge Community and Technical College | Martinsburg | $4,752 | (304) 260-4380 | No |
| Fred W Eberle Technical Center | Buckhannon | $10,800 | (304) 472-1259 | No |
| West Virginia Northern Community College | Wheeling | $4,706 | (304) 233-5900 | Co-located |
| Academy of Careers and Technology | Beckley | $12,500 | n/a | No |
| Cabell County Career Technology Center | Huntington | $5,380 | (304) 528-5106 | No |
| BridgeValley Community & Technical College | South Charleston | $5,800 | (304) 734-6600 | No |
| Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College | Logan | $5,136 | (304) 896-7098 | No |
| Mercer County Technical Education Center | Princeton | $5,814 | (304) 425-9551 | No |
West Virginia trains welders exclusively through public colleges
All 13 of West Virginia's welding programs are public, and none are private. Median tuition among the 13 programs reporting a figure is $5,156, close to the $4,728 national median across 916 programs, a tighter gap than most all-public states show.
West Virginia University at Parkersburg in Parkersburg is the cheapest option on file at $4,612. Academy of Careers and Technology in Beckley runs highest at $12,500, still under a third of the state's most expensive out-of-state alternatives.
Where to train and where to work
Huntington carries the most programs at 2, with Beaver and others rounding out the rest. 1 program hosts a co-located AWS Accredited Test Facility, so testing for AWS Certified Welder doesn't require leaving campus.
West Virginia's shop directories, Charleston, WV and Huntington, WV, are linked below and cover where trained welders find work in the state.