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Welding schools in Alabama
Alabama has 17 accredited campuses awarding welding credentials. If you finish and work as a welder in Alabama, expect to start around $36,710–$40,080 and reach a median of $48,490 with experience; the top quarter earn $60,120 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Alabama). Graduates of these Alabama programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $36,129 in their first year, against $34,154 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What welders, cutters, solderers and brazers earn in Alabama
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 12,450 employed in Alabama. National median: $53,750.
Campuses in Alabama, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: Alexander CityAndalusiaBay MinetteBirminghamDeatsvilleDothanEvergreenGadsdenHancevilleJasperMobileMuscle ShoalsRainsvilleSelmaTuscaloosaWadley
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawson State Community College | Birmingham | Public community college | 29 | $42,615 | not reported | 27% | not reported |
| Bevill State Community College | Jasper | Public community college | 117 | $36,129 | not reported | 38% | not reported |
| Lurleen B Wallace Community College | Andalusia | Public community college | 98 | $32,407 | not reported | 41% | not reported |
| George C Wallace State Community College-Selma | Selma | Public community college | 75 | $25,290 | not reported | 41% | not reported |
| Bishop State Community College | Mobile | Public community college | 22 | $18,735 | not reported | 36% | not reported |
| Northwest Shoals Community College | Muscle Shoals | Public community college | 203 | not reported | not reported | 39% | not reported |
| J F Ingram State Technical College | Deatsville | Public technical college | 153 | not reported | not reported | 21% | not reported |
| George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville | Hanceville | Public community college | 149 | not reported | not reported | 51% | not reported |
| Coastal Alabama Community College | Bay Minette | Public community college | 139 | not reported | not reported | 31% | not reported |
| Gadsden State Community College | Gadsden | Public community college | 118 | not reported | not reported | 38% | not reported |
| Shelton State Community College | Tuscaloosa | Public community college | 82 | not reported | not reported | 30% | not reported |
| Southern Union State Community College | Wadley | Public community college | 41 | not reported | not reported | 36% | not reported |
| Northeast Alabama Community College | Rainsville | Public community college | 40 | not reported | not reported | 56% | not reported |
| George C Wallace Community College-Dothan | Dothan | Public community college | 34 | not reported | not reported | 35% | not reported |
| Central Alabama Community College | Alexander City | Public community college | 29 | not reported | not reported | 33% | not reported |
| Fortis Institute-Birmingham | Birmingham | for-profit career college | 23 | not reported | not reported | 34% | not reported |
| Reid State Technical College | Evergreen | Public technical college | 17 | not reported | not reported | 59% | not reported |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.