400 Trade Square East, Troy, OH · Private nonprofit, under 2-year
- Grads 2023-24
- 297 welding
- Program tuition 2023-24
- $22,600 10 mo
- Median pay 1 yr out
- $49,991 undergraduate certificate
50 schools in Ohio reported welding graduates for 2023-24, 1,215 awards in all. Sorted by number of graduates.
400 Trade Square East, Troy, OH · Private nonprofit, under 2-year
1374 E 51st St, Cleveland, OH · Private for-profit, 2-year
1005 North Abbe Rd, Elyria, OH · Public, 4-year
30335 Oregon Rd, Perrysburg, OH · Public, 2-year
4670 Dues Drive, Cincinnati, OH · Private for-profit, under 2-year
27 Ryan Rd, Shelby, OH · Public, under 2-year
3325 Shawnee Rd, Lima, OH · Public, under 2-year
11499 Chester Road Ste 200, Cincinnati, OH · Private for-profit, 2-year
1565 State Route 167, Jefferson, OH · Public, under 2-year
818 North Franklin Street, Van Wert, OH · Public, under 2-year
3301 Hocking Parkway, Nelsonville, OH · Public, 2-year
518 W Prospect St, Smithville, OH · Public, under 2-year
2545 Bailey Road, Cuyahoga Falls, OH · Private for-profit, 2-year
2076 Youngstown Warren Rd, Niles, OH · Private for-profit, 2-year
8140 Auburn Rd, Concord Twp, OH · Public, under 2-year
7700 Clocktower Drive, Kirtland, OH · Public, 2-year
718 West Plane Street, Bethel, OH · Public, under 2-year
4401 Shriver Rd, Uniontown, OH · Public, under 2-year
7285 Old Oak Blvd, Middleburg Heights, OH · Public, under 2-year
303 Scarlet Oaks Dr., Cincinnati, OH · Public, under 2-year
15181 St Rte 58 S, Oberlin, OH · Public, under 2-year
3520 Central Parkway, Cincinnati, OH · Public, 4-year
4300 Amalgamated Place, Groveport, OH · Public, under 2-year
101 Jerry Couch Boulevard, Monroe, OH · Public, under 2-year
22600 State Route 34, Archbold, OH · Public, 2-year
3525 North State Route 48, Lebanon, OH · Public, under 2-year
545 University Dr NE, New Philadelphia, OH · Public, under 2-year
150 Price Rd, Newark, OH · Public, under 2-year
570 E Leffel Ln, Springfield, OH · Public, 4-year
68094 Hammond Road, St. Clairsville, OH · Public, 2-year
550 E Spring St, Columbus, OH · Public, 4-year
400 Richards Rd, Zanesville, OH · Public, under 2-year
21740 State Route 676, Marietta, OH · Public, under 2-year
1910 County Road One, South Point, OH · Private for-profit, under 2-year
110 John Scott Highway, Steubenville, OH · Public, 2-year
351 Buckeye Hills Road, Rio Grande, OH · Public, under 2-year
7300 N Palmyra Rd., Canfield, OH · Public, under 2-year
1410 Industrial Drive, Chillicothe, OH · Public, under 2-year
2830 Napoleon Rd, Fremont, OH · Public, 2-year
2222 Marion - Mt. Gilead Rd, Marion, OH · Public, under 2-year
308 Martinsburg Rd, Mount Vernon, OH · Public, under 2-year
218 N College Ave, Rio Grande, OH · Private nonprofit, 4-year
11627 State Rte 243, Chesapeake, OH · Public, 2-year
316 W Mason Rd, Milan, OH · Public, under 2-year
1306 Cedar St, Fremont, OH · Public, under 2-year
8811 Career Drive, Piqua, OH · Public, under 2-year
1783 State Route 60, Ashland, OH · Public, under 2-year
521 Tuscarawas West, Canton, OH · Public, under 2-year
951 Vern Riffe Drive, Lucasville, OH · Public, under 2-year
600 Esley Ln, Mansfield, OH · Public, 2-year
Requirements are set by Ohio (and sometimes your city), not by the school. Look up the current rules for welders on CareerOneStop's License Finder for Ohio. General path: Welding Schools overview.
BLS puts the median annual wage for welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in Ohio at $50,340 (middle 80% from $38,990 to $70,510), May 2025. BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook.
50 schools in Ohio reported welding graduates to the Department of Education for 2023-24, 1,215 awards in all (1,147 undergraduate certificates, 68 associate degrees).
Among the 24 welding programs in Ohio that reported a length to IPEDS for 2023-24, the median took 9 months to finish. Community college associate degrees usually take two years full time.
At schools that price by program, the median published tuition and fees for a whole welding program was $8,620 in 2023-24 (28 programs reporting, from $1,490 to $25,676); public two-year colleges teaching it charge a median $5,314 a year in-state (2025-26). Grants and aid lower what most students pay.
The BLS median annual wage for welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in Ohio was $50,340 in May 2025; the lowest-paid 10% earned under $38,990 and the top 10% over $70,510.
Across 15 schools in Ohio with College Scorecard data, the median of their graduates' median earnings one year after a certificate was $43,425. Scorecard reports this for the broader program family and only for federally aided graduates.
Sources: IPEDS Completions 2023-24 (C2024_A) and Directory (HD2024), NCES; College Scorecard institution data (2025-26 charges, released Nov 2, 2026) and field-of-study data (Oct 15, 2026); FMCSA Training Provider Registry (as of 2026-11-02); BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Checked 2026-11-02. How we build this list.