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Welding Schools in California
78 programs · 5 private (not in federal data) · 3228 graduates in 2024 ·
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All Welding Programs in California
Every college in California that reports a welding program to the U.S. Department of Education — plus the private schools that don’t. Private trade schools take no federal student aid, so they never appear in federal data and every scraped directory misses them. We add them by hand.
Aptos, CA
Cabrillo College
Certificate (12 wk-1 yr) · 7 graduates in 2024
Bakersfield, CA
Bakersfield College
Certificate (1-2 yr) · Associate degree · Certificate (12 wk-1 yr) · 12 graduates in 2024
Barstow, CA
Barstow Community College
Associate degree · Certificate (12 wk-1 yr) · 47 graduates in 2024
Blythe, CA
Palo Verde College
Certificate (1-2 yr) · Associate degree · Certificate (12 wk-1 yr) · 23 graduates in 2024
Clovis, CA
Institute of Technology
Certificate (1-2 yr) · 41 graduates in 2024
Coalinga, CA
Coalinga College
Certificate (12 wk-1 yr) · 18 graduates in 2024
Colton, CA
CET-Colton
Certificate (1-2 yr) · 42 graduates in 2024
Compton, CA
Compton College
Associate degree · Certificate (12 wk-1 yr) · 3 graduates in 2024
Corona, CA
American Fabrication Academy
Private · VA / GI Bill approved · 73 veterans enrolled on the GI Bill
Costa Mesa, CA
Orange Coast College
Associate degree · Certificate (12 wk-1 yr) · 30 graduates in 2024
Covina, CA
Tri-Community Adult Education
Certificate (1-2 yr) · 55 graduates in 2024
El Centro, CA
CET-El Centro
Certificate (1-2 yr) · 45 graduates in 2024
Eureka, CA
College of the Redwoods
Certificate (1-2 yr) · Associate degree · Certificate (12 wk-1 yr) · 40 graduates in 2024
Fairfield, CA
Solano Community College
Certificate (1-2 yr) · Associate degree · Certificate (12 wk-1 yr) · 10 graduates in 2024
Fresno, CA
Fresno City College
Certificate (1-2 yr) · Associate degree · Certificate (12 wk-1 yr) · 69 graduates in 2024
Fullerton, CA
Fullerton College
Certificate (12 wk-1 yr) · 4 graduates in 2024
Gardena, CA
UEI College-Gardena
Certificate (12 wk-1 yr) · 96 graduates in 2024
Glendale, CA
Glendale Community College
Associate degree · Certificate (12 wk-1 yr) · 2 graduates in 2024
Hayward, CA
Chabot College
Associate degree · Certificate (12 wk-1 yr) · 30 graduates in 2024
Imperial, CA
Imperial Valley College
Associate degree · Certificate (12 wk-1 yr) · 25 graduates in 2024
La Puente, CA
Hacienda La Puente Adult Education
Certificate (1-2 yr) · 39 graduates in 2024
Lake Elsinore, CA
California Welding Institute
Private · VA / GI Bill approved · 4 veterans enrolled on the GI Bill
Lancaster, CA
Antelope Valley Community College District
Associate degree · Certificate (12 wk-1 yr) · 27 graduates in 2024
Livermore, CA
Las Positas College
Associate degree · Certificate (12 wk-1 yr) · 7 graduates in 2024
Long Beach, CA
Long Beach City College
Certificate (1-2 yr) · Associate degree · Certificate (12 wk-1 yr) · 83 graduates in 2024
Universal Technical Institute-Southern California
Certificate (1-2 yr) · 195 graduates in 2024
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles Trade Technical College
Certificate (1-2 yr) · Associate degree · Certificate (12 wk-1 yr) · 56 graduates in 2024
Madera, CA
Madera Community College
Certificate (1-2 yr) · Associate degree · Certificate (12 wk-1 yr) · 4 graduates in 2024
Marysville, CA
Yuba College
Certificate (1-2 yr) · Associate degree · Certificate (12 wk-1 yr) · 23 graduates in 2024
Merced, CA
Merced College
Certificate (1-2 yr) · Associate degree · Certificate (12 wk-1 yr) · 160 graduates in 2024
Modesto, CA
Cal-Trade Welding School Of Modesto
Private · VA / GI Bill approved · 6 veterans enrolled on the GI Bill
Modesto Junior College
Associate degree · Certificate (12 wk-1 yr) · 64 graduates in 2024
Napa, CA
Napa Valley College
Certificate (1-2 yr) · Associate degree · Certificate (12 wk-1 yr) · 10 graduates in 2024
Norwalk, CA
Cerritos College
Certificate (1-2 yr) · Associate degree · Certificate (12 wk-1 yr) · 214 graduates in 2024
Oakland, CA
Laney College
Certificate (1-2 yr) · Associate degree · Certificate (12 wk-1 yr) · 6 graduates in 2024
Oroville, CA
Butte College
Certificate (1-2 yr) · Associate degree · Certificate (12 wk-1 yr) · 177 graduates in 2024
Oxnard, CA
Southern California Welding Training And Testing Center-Mariner
Private · VA / GI Bill approved · 13 veterans enrolled on the GI Bill
Palm Desert, CA
College of the Desert
Certificate (12 wk-1 yr) · 8 graduates in 2024
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena City College
Associate degree · Certificate (12 wk-1 yr) · 5 graduates in 2024
Pittsburg, CA
Los Medanos College
Certificate (1-2 yr) · Associate degree · Certificate (12 wk-1 yr) · 20 graduates in 2024
Pomona, CA
Welding Certification Center
Private · VA / GI Bill approved · 20 veterans enrolled on the GI Bill
Porterville, CA
Porterville College
Certificate (12 wk-1 yr) · program listed, no 2024 graduates
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Universal Technical Institute of California Inc
Certificate (1-2 yr) · 170 graduates in 2024
The Fab School
Certificate (12 wk-1 yr) · 14 graduates in 2024
Redding, CA
Shasta College
Associate degree · Certificate (12 wk-1 yr) · 32 graduates in 2024
Reedley, CA
Reedley College
Certificate (1-2 yr) · Associate degree · Certificate (<12 wk) · Certificate (12 wk-1 yr) · 44 graduates in 2024
Ridgecrest, CA
Cerro Coso Community College
Certificate (1-2 yr) · Associate degree · Certificate (12 wk-1 yr) · 28 graduates in 2024
Riverside, CA
Riverside City College
Certificate (1-2 yr) · Associate degree · Certificate (12 wk-1 yr) · 68 graduates in 2024
Rocklin, CA
Sierra College
Certificate (1-2 yr) · Certificate (12 wk-1 yr) · 11 graduates in 2024
Sacramento, CA
American River College
Certificate (1-2 yr) · Associate degree · Certificate (<12 wk) · Certificate (12 wk-1 yr) · 29 graduates in 2024
Cosumnes River College
Associate degree · Certificate (<12 wk) · Certificate (12 wk-1 yr) · 29 graduates in 2024
Universal Technical Institute of Northern California Inc
Certificate (1-2 yr) · 55 graduates in 2024
Salinas, CA
Hartnell College
Certificate (1-2 yr) · Associate degree · 10 graduates in 2024
San Bernardino, CA
San Bernardino Valley College
Certificate (1-2 yr) · Associate degree · Certificate (<12 wk) · Certificate (12 wk-1 yr) · 4 graduates in 2024
Summit College
Certificate (12 wk-1 yr) · 193 graduates in 2024
San Diego, CA
CET-San Diego
Certificate (1-2 yr) · 85 graduates in 2024
San Francisco, CA
City College of San Francisco
Certificate (12 wk-1 yr) · program listed, no 2024 graduates
San Luis Obispo, CA
Cuesta College
Certificate (1-2 yr) · Associate degree · Certificate (<12 wk) · Certificate (12 wk-1 yr) · 79 graduates in 2024
San Marcos, CA
Palomar College
Certificate (1-2 yr) · Associate degree · Certificate (12 wk-1 yr) · 42 graduates in 2024
Santa Ana, CA
Santa Ana College
Associate degree · Certificate (12 wk-1 yr) · 50 graduates in 2024
Santa Clarita, CA
College of the Canyons
Associate degree · Certificate (12 wk-1 yr) · 8 graduates in 2024
Santa Maria, CA
Allan Hancock College
Certificate (1-2 yr) · Associate degree · Certificate (12 wk-1 yr) · 70 graduates in 2024
Santa Rosa, CA
Santa Rosa Junior College
Associate degree · Certificate (12 wk-1 yr) · 50 graduates in 2024
Sonora, CA
Columbia College
Certificate (12 wk-1 yr) · 14 graduates in 2024
Stockton, CA
San Joaquin Delta College
Certificate (1-2 yr) · Certificate (12 wk-1 yr) · 31 graduates in 2024
Susanville, CA
Lassen Community College
Certificate (1-2 yr) · Associate degree · 3 graduates in 2024
Taft, CA
Taft College
Associate degree · Certificate (12 wk-1 yr) · 8 graduates in 2024
Torrance, CA
El Camino Community College District
Certificate (1-2 yr) · Associate degree · Certificate (2-4 yr) · Certificate (12 wk-1 yr) · 14 graduates in 2024
Ventura, CA
Ventura College
Certificate (1-2 yr) · Associate degree · 19 graduates in 2024
Victorville, CA
Victor Valley College
Associate degree · Certificate (12 wk-1 yr) · 57 graduates in 2024
Visalia, CA
College of the Sequoias
Certificate (1-2 yr) · Associate degree · Certificate (12 wk-1 yr) · 34 graduates in 2024
Advanced Career Institute
Certificate (12 wk-1 yr) · 190 graduates in 2024
Walnut, CA
Mt San Antonio College
Certificate (1-2 yr) · Associate degree · Certificate (12 wk-1 yr) · 47 graduates in 2024
Watsonville, CA
CET-Watsonville
Certificate (1-2 yr) · 34 graduates in 2024
Weed, CA
College of the Siskiyous
Certificate (1-2 yr) · Associate degree · Certificate (12 wk-1 yr) · 2 graduates in 2024
Whittier, CA
Rio Hondo College
Certificate (12 wk-1 yr) · program listed, no 2024 graduates
Woodland, CA
Woodland Community College
Certificate (12 wk-1 yr) · program listed, no 2024 graduates
Woodland Hills, CA
Los Angeles Pierce College
Associate degree · Certificate (12 wk-1 yr) · 7 graduates in 2024
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What Welding Pays in California
Where this list comes from: the U.S. Department of Education’s IPEDS Completions survey (2023–24) for federally-reporting colleges, plus
private schools verified by hand — many private trade schools take no federal student aid, which keeps them out of IPEDS and out of every scraped directory. Graduate counts are exactly as reported; private schools do not report completions. Confirm the campus location before you enroll. Missing or wrong?
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