60 schools · North Carolina
Welding schools in North Carolina
60 schools in North Carolina offer welding programs (57 of them public), with 60 certificate and 41 associate programs between them. Graduates of the typical certificate program here earned $39,726 a year after finishing, compared with $42,730 nationally.
Schools60
Public schools57
Certificate programs60
Certificate: earnings 1 yr after$39,726
Certificate: earnings 4 yrs after$45,213
Associate: earnings 1 yr aftern/a
All welding programs in North Carolina
Sorted by earnings one year after graduation. Click a heading to sort; tuition is the school's yearly tuition and fees (2025-26), in-state for public schools.
| School | Type | Credential | Graduates (2023-24) | Earnings 1 yr after | Earnings 4 yrs after | Median debt | School tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davidson-Davie Community CollegeThomasville, NC | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 112 | $47,250 | $39,129 | n/a | $1,979 |
| Universal Technical Institute-MooresvilleMooresville, NC | For-profit 2-year college | Certificate | 153 | $45,023 | $52,936 | $6,855 | n/a |
| Miller-Motte College-RaleighRaleigh, NC | For-profit trade school | Certificate | 17 | $39,883 | $45,650 | $11,688 | $19,790 |
| Gaston CollegeDallas, NC | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 58 | $39,568 | $47,775 | n/a | $3,229 |
| Cape Fear Community CollegeWilmington, NC | Community college | Certificate | 66 | $38,927 | n/a | n/a | $2,772 |
| Forsyth Technical Community CollegeWinston-Salem, NC | Community college | Certificate | 68 | $38,508 | n/a | n/a | $2,276 |
| Central Piedmont Community CollegeCharlotte, NC | Community college | Associate degree | 18 | n/a | $53,400 | n/a | $2,454 |
| Guilford Technical Community CollegeJamestown, NC | Community college | Certificate | 35 | n/a | $48,866 | n/a | $2,334 |
| Central Carolina Community CollegeSanford, NC | Community college | Certificate | 62 | n/a | $48,825 | n/a | $2,741 |
| Wayne Community CollegeGoldsboro, NC | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 166 | n/a | $48,485 | n/a | $2,598 |
| Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community CollegeAsheville, NC | Public community or technical college | Associate degree | 5 | n/a | $48,371 | n/a | $2,882 |
| Richmond Community CollegeHamlet, NC | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 80 | n/a | $47,335 | n/a | $1,956 |
| Isothermal Community CollegeSpindale, NC | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 78 | n/a | $46,345 | n/a | $2,050 |
| Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community CollegeAsheville, NC | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 50 | n/a | $45,919 | n/a | $2,882 |
| Fayetteville Technical Community CollegeFayetteville, NC | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 119 | n/a | $44,775 | $6,472 | $2,344 |
| Wake Technical Community CollegeRaleigh, NC | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 122 | n/a | $44,469 | n/a | $2,284 |
| Catawba Valley Community CollegeHickory, NC | Community college | Certificate | 110 | n/a | $43,883 | n/a | $2,427 |
| Lenoir Community CollegeKinston, NC | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 53 | n/a | $42,602 | n/a | $2,618 |
| Halifax Community CollegeWeldon, NC | Community college | Certificate | 19 | n/a | $40,495 | n/a | $2,638 |
| Rowan-Cabarrus Community CollegeSalisbury, NC | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 142 | n/a | $40,176 | n/a | $2,080 |
| Central Piedmont Community CollegeCharlotte, NC | Community college | Certificate | 277 | n/a | $39,989 | n/a | $2,454 |
| Robeson Community CollegeLumberton, NC | Community college | Certificate | 3 | n/a | $36,680 | n/a | $2,634 |
| Alamance Community CollegeGraham, NC | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 72 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,592 |
| Alamance Community CollegeGraham, NC | Public community or technical college | Associate degree | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,592 |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-CharlotteCharlotte, NC | For-profit trade school | Certificate | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $16,657 |
| Beaufort County Community CollegeWashington, NC | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 56 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,540 |
| Beaufort County Community CollegeWashington, NC | Public community or technical college | Associate degree | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,540 |
| Bladen Community CollegeDublin, NC | Community college | Certificate | 16 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,638 |
| Bladen Community CollegeDublin, NC | Community college | Associate degree | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,638 |
| Blue Ridge Community CollegeFlat Rock, NC | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 68 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,690 |
| Blue Ridge Community CollegeFlat Rock, NC | Public community or technical college | Associate degree | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,690 |
| Brunswick Community CollegeBolivia, NC | Community college | Certificate | 33 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,553 |
| Caldwell Community College and Technical InstituteHudson, NC | Community college | Certificate | 27 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,620 |
| Caldwell Community College and Technical InstituteHudson, NC | Community college | Associate degree | 14 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,620 |
| Cape Fear Community CollegeWilmington, NC | Community college | Associate degree | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,772 |
| Carteret Community CollegeMorehead City, NC | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 20 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $1,900 |
| Carteret Community CollegeMorehead City, NC | Public community or technical college | Associate degree | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $1,900 |
| Catawba Valley Community CollegeHickory, NC | Community college | Associate degree | 16 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,427 |
| Central Carolina Community CollegeSanford, NC | Community college | Associate degree | 14 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,741 |
| Cleveland Community CollegeShelby, NC | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 42 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,588 |
| Coastal Carolina Community CollegeJacksonville, NC | Community college | Certificate | 31 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,512 |
| College of the AlbemarleElizabeth City, NC | Community college | Certificate | 114 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,273 |
| Craven Community CollegeNew Bern, NC | Community college | Certificate | 72 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,022 |
| Craven Community CollegeNew Bern, NC | Community college | Associate degree | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,022 |
| Davidson-Davie Community CollegeThomasville, NC | Public community or technical college | Associate degree | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $1,979 |
| Durham Technical Community CollegeDurham, NC | Community college | Certificate | 27 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $1,986 |
| Edgecombe Community CollegeTarboro, NC | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 29 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,640 |
| Fayetteville Technical Community CollegeFayetteville, NC | Public community or technical college | Associate degree | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,344 |
| Forsyth Technical Community CollegeWinston-Salem, NC | Community college | Associate degree | 21 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,276 |
| Gaston CollegeDallas, NC | Public community or technical college | Associate degree | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $3,229 |
| Guilford Technical Community CollegeJamestown, NC | Community college | Associate degree | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,334 |
| Haywood Community CollegeClyde, NC | Community college | Certificate | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,647 |
| Haywood Community CollegeClyde, NC | Community college | Associate degree | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,647 |
| Isothermal Community CollegeSpindale, NC | Public community or technical college | Associate degree | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,050 |
| James Sprunt Community CollegeKenansville, NC | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 33 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,592 |
| Johnston Community CollegeSmithfield, NC | Community college | Certificate | 92 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,756 |
| Johnston Community CollegeSmithfield, NC | Community college | Associate degree | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,756 |
| Lenoir Community CollegeKinston, NC | Public community or technical college | Associate degree | 14 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,618 |
| Martin Community CollegeWilliamston, NC | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 46 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,523 |
| Martin Community CollegeWilliamston, NC | Public community or technical college | Associate degree | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,523 |
| Mayland Community CollegeSpruce Pine, NC | Community college | Certificate | 28 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,626 |
| McDowell Technical Community CollegeMarion, NC | Community college | Certificate | 22 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,032 |
| McDowell Technical Community CollegeMarion, NC | Community college | Associate degree | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,032 |
| Mitchell Community CollegeStatesville, NC | Community college | Certificate | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,641 |
| Mitchell Community CollegeStatesville, NC | Community college | Associate degree | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,641 |
| Montgomery Community CollegeTroy, NC | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 39 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,538 |
| Nash Community CollegeRocky Mount, NC | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 14 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,800 |
| Nash Community CollegeRocky Mount, NC | Public community or technical college | Associate degree | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,800 |
| Pamlico Community CollegeGrantsboro, NC | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 22 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $1,946 |
| Pamlico Community CollegeGrantsboro, NC | Public community or technical college | Associate degree | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $1,946 |
| Piedmont Community CollegeRoxboro, NC | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 58 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,616 |
| Pitt Community CollegeWinterville, NC | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 175 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,680 |
| Pitt Community CollegeWinterville, NC | Public community or technical college | Associate degree | 31 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,680 |
| Randolph Community CollegeAsheboro, NC | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 77 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,416 |
| Randolph Community CollegeAsheboro, NC | Public community or technical college | Associate degree | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,416 |
| Roanoke-Chowan Community CollegeAhoskie, NC | Community college | Certificate | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,642 |
| Robeson Community CollegeLumberton, NC | Community college | Associate degree | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,634 |
| Rockingham Community CollegeWentworth, NC | Community college | Certificate | 46 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,006 |
| Rockingham Community CollegeWentworth, NC | Community college | Associate degree | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,006 |
| Rowan-Cabarrus Community CollegeSalisbury, NC | Public community or technical college | Associate degree | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,080 |
| Sampson Community CollegeClinton, NC | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 81 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,877 |
| Sampson Community CollegeClinton, NC | Public community or technical college | Associate degree | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,877 |
| South Piedmont Community CollegePolkton, NC | Community college | Certificate | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,022 |
| Southeastern Community CollegeWhiteville, NC | Community college | Certificate | 22 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,600 |
| Southeastern Community CollegeWhiteville, NC | Community college | Associate degree | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,600 |
| Southwestern Community CollegeSylva, NC | Community college | Certificate | 35 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,448 |
| Southwestern Community CollegeSylva, NC | Community college | Associate degree | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,448 |
| Stanly Community CollegeAlbemarle, NC | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,681 |
| Stanly Community CollegeAlbemarle, NC | Public community or technical college | Associate degree | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,681 |
| Surry Community CollegeDobson, NC | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 54 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,728 |
| Surry Community CollegeDobson, NC | Public community or technical college | Associate degree | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,728 |
| Tri-County Community CollegeMurphy, NC | Community college | Certificate | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,705 |
| Tri-County Community CollegeMurphy, NC | Community college | Associate degree | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,705 |
| Vance-Granville Community CollegeHenderson, NC | Community college | Certificate | 44 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $1,964 |
| Vance-Granville Community CollegeHenderson, NC | Community college | Associate degree | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $1,964 |
| Wake Technical Community CollegeRaleigh, NC | Public community or technical college | Associate degree | 20 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,284 |
| Wayne Community CollegeGoldsboro, NC | Public community or technical college | Associate degree | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,598 |
| Western Piedmont Community CollegeMorganton, NC | Community college | Certificate | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,650 |
| Western Piedmont Community CollegeMorganton, NC | Community college | Associate degree | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,650 |
| Wilkes Community CollegeWilkesboro, NC | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 86 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,572 |
| Wilson Community CollegeWilson, NC | Community college | Certificate | 15 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,572 |
Cities with the most programs: Raleigh (2), Charlotte (2), Thomasville (1), Mooresville (1), Dallas (1), Wilmington (1), Winston-Salem (1), Jamestown (1), Sanford (1), Goldsboro (1), Asheville (1), Hamlet (1).
What counts: precision metal working: welding, machining, CNC and sheet metal.
Frequently asked questions
How many welding schools are in North Carolina?
60 schools in North Carolina awarded welding certificates or associate degrees recently, according to the U.S. Department of Education: 60 certificate and 41 associate programs.
Which welding program in North Carolina has the highest earnings?
Davidson-Davie Community College in Thomasville, where certificate graduates earned a median of $47,250 one year after finishing (programs with at least 5 graduates).
What is the cheapest welding school in North Carolina?
By yearly tuition and fees, Carteret Community College in Morehead City charges $1,900 (2025-26, in-state). Program fees, tools and licensing exams can add to that, so ask the school.
How much do welding graduates make in North Carolina?
The typical certificate program in North Carolina reported median earnings of $39,726 one year after graduation and $45,213 four years after, for graduates who received federal aid and were working.
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Welding schools nationwide
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (institution and field of study files), data release of October 15, 2026. Earnings are for graduates who received federal aid and were working, not enrolled. What each figure covers.