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Welding schools in Washington
Washington has 26 accredited campuses awarding welding credentials. If you finish and work as a welder in Washington, expect to start around $47,980–$54,740 and reach a median of $63,020 with experience; the top quarter earn $73,650 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Washington). Graduates of these Washington programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $39,711 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 Washington
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 7,720 employed in Washington. National median: $53,750.
Campuses in Washington, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AberdeenAuburnBellinghamBremertonCentraliaEverettKirklandLakewoodLongviewLynnwoodMoses LakeMount VernonOlympiaPascoPort AngelesRentonSeattleSpokaneTacomaVancouverWalla WallaWenatcheeYakima
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skagit Valley College | Mount Vernon | Public college | 16 | $45,050 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Bellingham Technical College | Bellingham | Public college | 40 | $43,730 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Lake Washington Institute of Technology | Kirkland | Public college | 74 | $43,639 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Clover Park Technical College | Lakewood | Public college | 17 | $42,840 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Lower Columbia College | Longview | Public college | 5 | $40,074 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Everett Community College | Everett | Public college | 67 | $39,349 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Olympic College | Bremerton | Public college | 64 | $37,029 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Perry Technical Institute | Yakima | non-profit career college | 26 | $36,775 | $7,892 | 79% | $27,818 |
| Clark College | Vancouver | Public college | 75 | $34,206 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Spokane Community College | Spokane | Public college | 48 | $32,558 | $9,102 | not reported | not reported |
| Peninsula College | Port Angeles | Public college | 97 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Bates Technical College | Tacoma | Public technical college | 43 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Walla Walla Community College | Walla Walla | Public college | 33 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Renton Technical College | Renton | Public college | 31 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| South Puget Sound Community College | Olympia | Public community college | 31 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| South Seattle College | Seattle | Public college | 17 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Columbia Basin College | Pasco | Public college | 14 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Grays Harbor College | Aberdeen | Public college | 14 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Green River College | Auburn | Public college | 10 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Centralia College | Centralia | Public college | 3 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Big Bend Community College | Moses Lake | Public college | 2 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Edmonds College | Lynnwood | Public college | 2 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Wenatchee Valley College | Wenatchee | Public college | 2 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Anvil Welding | Spokane | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Oxarc School of Welding – Pasco | Pasco | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is reported. | |||
| Oxarc School of Welding – Spokane | Spokane | State-licensed school | — | Licensed by the state board; not in federal aid, so no federal outcome data is 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.