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Welding schools in New York
New York has 13 accredited campuses awarding welding credentials. If you finish and work as a welder in New York, expect to start around $43,840–$49,050 and reach a median of $59,140 with experience; the top quarter earn $71,960 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, New York). Graduates of these New York programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $35,158 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 New York
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 8,310 employed in New York. National median: $53,750.
Campuses in New York, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AlfredDelhiElmiraJamestownLiverpoolLong Island CityPlattsburghRochesterSanbornSchenectadyTroyUticaWest Seneca
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUNY College of Technology at Alfred | Alfred | Public | 71 | $37,087 | $12,000 | not reported | not reported |
| Monroe Community College | Rochester | Public | 11 | $35,568 | not reported | 27% | not reported |
| Modern Welding School | Schenectady | for-profit | 79 | $35,158 | $5,500 | 94% | $26,531 |
| Mohawk Valley Community College | Utica | Public | 38 | $34,842 | not reported | 38% | not reported |
| Onondaga Cortland Madison BOCES | Liverpool | Public | 47 | $32,081 | $4,961 | 73% | $27,908 |
| Apex Technical School | Long Island City | for-profit | 110 | $30,358 | $9,500 | 78% | $21,223 |
| Erie 1 BOCES | West Seneca | Public | 63 | not reported | not reported | 96% | $17,365 |
| Jamestown Community College | Jamestown | Public | 17 | not reported | not reported | 40% | not reported |
| SUNY College of Technology at Delhi | Delhi | Public | 14 | not reported | $12,000 | not reported | not reported |
| Schuyler Steuben Chemung Tioga Allegany BOCES | Elmira | Public | 11 | not reported | not reported | 75% | $26,025 |
| Niagara County Community College | Sanborn | Public | 8 | not reported | not reported | 32% | not reported |
| Hudson Valley Community College | Troy | Public | 4 | not reported | not reported | 35% | not reported |
| Clinton Essex Warren Washington BOCES | Plattsburgh | Public | 2 | not reported | not reported | 89% | $19,642 |
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.