Which Welding Schools Offer Night or Weekend Classes?
- Aims Community College (Greeley, CO) offers an associate degree and 5 certificates in welding, at $2,258 a year.
- Texarkana College (Texarkana, TX) offers an associate degree, 2 certificates and one other award in welding, at $2,476 a year.
- Cerritos College (Norwalk, CA) offers an associate degree and 8 certificates in welding, at $1,364 a year.
- Tuition and fees run from $1,191 to $18,008 a year across the schools on this page (2024–25).
- Tennessee has the most schools on this list (17), then Florida (14).
Aims Community College Leads the Evening and Weekend Welding Classes Rankings
The first 50 of 153 schools. Tuition is the 2024–25 full-time rate shown on each school's profile; welding awards are credentials conferred in welding in 2024–25; graduation rate is college-wide. Source: NCES College Navigator. Blank cells mean no federal figure for that school.
How We Ranked Evening and Weekend Welding Programs
Every school with evening or weekend welding sections with a verified, current welding program page gets a percentile score against the others on this page: program size (35%, welding awards conferred), cost (25%, lowest resident tuition and fees for 2024–25), completion (25%, college-wide graduation rate) and credential ladder (15%, both certificates and associate degrees awarded). Federal data can't measure instructors or shop equipment, so tour the welding lab before you enroll. A school is listed when its own program page publishes evening, night or weekend sections.
Best Evening and Weekend Welding Classes by Goal: Top Ranked, Lowest Tuition, Most Welding Awards, Highest Completion and Certificate to Degree
The Top 25 Evening and Weekend Welding Classes, School by School
1Aims Community College, Greeley, Colorado
Offers an associate degree and 5 certificates in welding
- Tuition / year
- $2,258 in-district, 2024–25
- Welding awards
- 292 conferred 2024–25
Teaches Stick · MIG · TIG · Flux-cored · Pipe · Cutting
2Texarkana College, Texarkana, Texas
Offers an associate degree, 2 certificates and one other award in welding
- Tuition / year
- $2,476 in-district, 2024–25
- Welding awards
- 103 conferred 2024–25
Teaches Stick · MIG · TIG · Pipe · Cutting · Fabrication
3Cerritos College, Norwalk, California
Offers an associate degree and 8 certificates in welding
- Tuition / year
- $1,364 in-state, 2024–25
- Welding awards
- 278 conferred 2024–25
Teaches TIG · Pipe · Fabrication
4Bluegrass Community and Technical College, Lexington, Kentucky
Offers an associate degree, a diploma and 8 certificates in welding
- Tuition / year
- $4,808 in-state, 2024–25
- Welding awards
- 535 conferred 2024–25
Teaches Stick · MIG · TIG · Cutting · Fabrication
5Wake Technical Community College, Raleigh, North Carolina
Offers an associate degree, a diploma and 3 certificates in welding
- Tuition / year
- $2,254 in-state, 2024–25
- Welding awards
- 192 conferred 2024–25
Teaches Stick · MIG · TIG · Pipe · Cutting · Fabrication
6Central Carolina Community College, Sanford, North Carolina
Offers an associate degree, a diploma and 3 certificates in welding
- Tuition / year
- $2,711 in-state, 2024–25
- Welding awards
- 93 conferred 2024–25
Teaches Stick · MIG · TIG · Pipe · Cutting · Fabrication
7Southeast Community College Area, Lincoln, Nebraska
Offers an associate degree, a diploma and a certificate in welding
- Tuition / year
- $3,690 in-state, 2024–25
- Welding awards
- 223 conferred 2024–25
Teaches Stick · MIG · TIG · Flux-cored · Pipe · Fabrication
8Tulsa Welding School-Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Offers an associate degree and a diploma in welding
- Welding awards offered
- 2 certificates and degrees
- Welding awards
- 591 conferred 2024–25
Teaches Stick · MIG · TIG · Flux-cored · Pipe · Inspection
9Tri-County Technical College, Pendleton, South Carolina
Offers an associate degree and 4 certificates in welding
- Tuition / year
- $4,448 in-district, 2024–25
- Welding awards
- 180 conferred 2024–25
Teaches Stick · MIG · TIG · Flux-cored · Pipe · Cutting
10Forsyth Technical Community College, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Offers an associate degree, a diploma and a certificate in welding
- Tuition / year
- $2,276 in-state, 2024–25
- Welding awards
- 109 conferred 2024–25
Teaches Cutting · Fabrication · Robotic · Inspection
11Texas State Technical College, Abilene, Texas
Offers an associate degree and 3 certificates in welding
- Tuition / year
- $7,212 in-state, 2024–25
- Welding awards
- 588 conferred 2024–25
Teaches Pipe
12Central Louisiana Technical Community College, Alexandria, Louisiana
Offers a diploma and 7 certificates in welding
- Tuition / year
- $4,099 all students, 2024–25
- Welding awards
- 205 conferred 2024–25
Teaches Stick · MIG · TIG · Flux-cored · Fabrication
13Collin County Community College District, Allen, Texas
Offers an associate degree and 3 certificates in welding
- Tuition / year
- $2,014 in-district, 2024–25
- Welding awards
- 189 conferred 2024–25
Teaches Fabrication · Robotic
14Southwestern Illinois College, Belleville, Illinois
Offers an associate degree and 3 certificates in welding
- Tuition / year
- $3,960 in-district, 2024–25
- Welding awards
- 155 conferred 2024–25
Teaches Stick · MIG · TIG · Flux-cored · Pipe · Cutting
15Northwood Technical College, Ashland, Wisconsin
Offers 6 diplomas in welding
- Tuition / year
- $4,926 in-state, 2024–25
- Welding awards
- 496 conferred 2024–25
Teaches Stick · MIG · TIG · Flux-cored · Cutting · Fabrication
16Washtenaw Community College, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Offers an associate degree and 2 certificates in welding
- Tuition / year
- $2,736 in-district, 2024–25
- Welding awards
- 103 conferred 2024–25
Teaches Stick · MIG · TIG · Flux-cored · Cutting · Fabrication
17Wayne Community College, Goldsboro, North Carolina
Offers a diploma and 4 certificates in welding
- Tuition / year
- $2,566 in-state, 2024–25
- Welding awards
- 110 conferred 2024–25
Teaches Stick · MIG · TIG · Cutting · Fabrication · Inspection
18Bevill State Community College, Fayette, Alabama
Offers an associate degree and a certificate in welding
- Tuition / year
- $4,734 in-state, 2024–25
- Welding awards
- 127 conferred 2024–25
Teaches Stick · MIG · Flux-cored · Pipe · Fabrication · Robotic
19Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, Kansas
Offers an associate degree and a certificate in welding
- Tuition / year
- $2,424 in-district, 2024–25
- Welding awards
- 81 conferred 2024–25
Teaches Stick · MIG · TIG · Flux-cored · Cutting · Fabrication
20Atlanta Technical College, Atlanta, Georgia
Offers a diploma and 5 certificates in welding
- Tuition / year
- $3,382 in-state, 2024–25
- Welding awards
- 127 conferred 2024–25
Teaches Stick · MIG · TIG · Flux-cored · Cutting · Fabrication
21Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute, Hudson, North Carolina
Offers an associate degree, a diploma and a certificate in welding
- Tuition / year
- $2,526 in-state, 2024–25
- Welding awards
- 30 conferred 2024–25
Teaches MIG · TIG · Flux-cored · Cutting · Fabrication · Inspection
22Pueblo Community College, Pueblo, Colorado
Offers an associate degree and 8 certificates in welding
- Tuition / year
- $5,049 in-state, 2024–25
- Welding awards
- 361 conferred 2024–25
Teaches Stick · MIG · TIG · Pipe · Cutting · Fabrication
23Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, North Carolina
Offers an associate degree, a diploma and 5 certificates in welding
- Tuition / year
- $2,792 in-state, 2024–25
- Welding awards
- 95 conferred 2024–25
Teaches Stick · MIG · Pipe · Cutting · Fabrication · Robotic
24Elgin Community College, Elgin, Illinois
Offers an associate degree and 5 certificates in welding
- Tuition / year
- $3,252 in-district, 2024–25
- Welding awards
- 55 conferred 2024–25
Teaches Stick · MIG · TIG · Flux-cored · Pipe · Cutting
25Savannah Technical College, Savannah, Georgia
Offers a diploma and 7 certificates in welding
- Tuition / year
- $3,330 in-state, 2024–25
- Welding awards
- 206 conferred 2024–25
Teaches Stick · MIG · TIG · Flux-cored · Pipe · Cutting
Tuition and welding awards: NCES College Navigator, 2024–25. Programs, processes and schedules: each school's own welding page, reviewed September 2026.
When Each Program Meets: Published Evening and Weekend Schedules
Schedules as each school publishes them. Confirm the next start date before you apply.
- Aims Community CollegeWeekdays, weeknights and weekends
- Texarkana CollegeFull-time and part-time study with day and night classes, delivered as a blend of face-to-face and online work. The catalog describes a hybrid schedule in which day or night sections vary by semester.
- Cerritos CollegeDay, evening, and weekend classes
- Bluegrass Community and Technical CollegeLeestown and Danville campuses; evening classes at Madison Area Training Center; page cites 'flexible class schedules to accommodate working students'
- Wake Technical Community CollegeAAS: day only; Diploma: day or evening; Certificate (C50420B): evening only. All on campus.
- Central Carolina Community CollegeDegree 5 semesters; diploma 4 semesters; Welding and Robotic Welding certificates 2 semesters (day) or 3 semesters (night).
- Southeast Community College AreaDay and evening classes; full-time or part-time; starts Fall/Spring; A.A.S. 4 terms, diploma 2 terms, certificate 1 term
- Tulsa Welding School-TulsaProfessional Welding: 7 months full-time; morning, afternoon and evening classes. AOS: 14 months (or 7 months with Professional Welding prerequisites).
- Tri-County Technical CollegeDay, Evening (Industrial Welding and SMAW-Structural program pages)
- Forsyth Technical Community CollegeAAS: two years, day classes. Diploma: one year, day and evening classes. Certificate: 1-2 semesters part-time, day and evening classes.
- Texas State Technical CollegeIn person or hybrid, with day and night options.
- Central Louisiana Technical Community CollegeDesigned to be completed in two years; page mentions flexible schedules and evening classes.
- Collin County Community College DistrictFull-time cohorts: mornings, afternoons, or evenings Monday-Thursday, or weekends Saturday-Sunday 7 a.m.-4:50 p.m.
- Southwestern Illinois CollegeDay and evening classes; day students typically attend four or five days a week, night students two or three nights a week. Lab open 5-6 days a week.
- Northwood Technical College1 year; New Richmond and Superior campuses offer both daytime and evening options.
Evening and Weekend Welding Classes by State
| State | Schools on this list | Highest ranked in the state |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 17 | Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville (#42) |
| Florida | 14 | Tulsa Welding School-Jacksonville (#31) |
| Texas | 13 | Texarkana College (#2) |
| Illinois | 9 | Southwestern Illinois College (#14) |
| North Carolina | 9 | Wake Technical Community College (#5) |
| Ohio | 7 | Hobart Institute of Welding Technology (#36) |
| Pennsylvania | 7 | Philadelphia Technician Training (#63) |
| Georgia | 6 | Atlanta Technical College (#20) |
| Missouri | 6 | East Central College (#28) |
| California | 5 | Cerritos College (#3) |
| New York | 5 | Apex Technical School (#60) |
| South Carolina | 5 | Tri-County Technical College (#9) |
| Oregon | 4 | Portland Community College (#39) |
| Colorado | 3 | Aims Community College (#1) |
| Iowa | 3 | Eastern Iowa Community College District (#52) |
| Kansas | 3 | Johnson County Community College (#19) |
| Louisiana | 3 | Central Louisiana Technical Community College (#12) |
| Minnesota | 3 | Dakota County Technical College (#102) |
| New Jersey | 3 | Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield (#55) |
| Oklahoma | 3 | Tulsa Welding School-Tulsa (#8) |
| Washington | 3 | South Puget Sound Community College (#47) |
| Wisconsin | 3 | Northwood Technical College (#15) |
| Alabama | 2 | Bevill State Community College (#18) |
| Mississippi | 2 | Delta Technical College-Mississippi (#45) |
| West Virginia | 2 | Academy of Careers and Technology (#144) |
| Alaska | 1 | University of Alaska Fairbanks (#150) |
| Arizona | 1 | Refrigeration School Inc (#35) |
| Connecticut | 1 | Lincoln Technical Institute-East Windsor (#54) |
| Indiana | 1 | Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis (#61) |
| Kentucky | 1 | Bluegrass Community and Technical College (#4) |
| Maryland | 1 | North American Trade Schools (#91) |
| Massachusetts | 1 | Technology Learning Center (#148) |
| Michigan | 1 | Washtenaw Community College (#16) |
| Nebraska | 1 | Southeast Community College Area (#7) |
| New Hampshire | 1 | Great Bay Community College (#149) |
| Utah | 1 | Ogden-Weber Technical College (#103) |
| Virginia | 1 | Virginia Highlands Community College (#126) |
| Wyoming | 1 | Northern Wyoming Community College District (Sheridan College) (#43) |
How to Choose Among Evening and Weekend Welding Classes
Check That the Whole Program Runs at Night
Some schools offer only a few evening courses, while others run a full evening track. Ask whether you can finish every required course in the evening.
Plan for a Longer Timeline
Evening sections meet fewer hours a week, so a certificate that takes one semester by day can take two or three at night.
Ask About Open Lab Hours
Extra booth time outside class makes the biggest difference for night students. Ask when the shop is open for practice.
Confirm the Next Start Date
Evening cohorts often start only once or twice a year and fill early, so ask when the next one begins.
Evening and Weekend Welding Classes: FAQ
What Is the Best Evening Welding Program?
Aims Community College in Greeley, CO ranks first on the method on this page, followed by Texarkana College and Cerritos College. The best fit depends on the campus you can reach and the credential you want.
How Much Do Evening and Weekend Welding Classes Cost?
Full-time tuition and fees for 2024–25 at the 87 schools on this page with federal figures run from $1,191 to $18,008 a year, before books, tools and protective gear. Each figure is the school's lowest resident rate.
How Many Evening and Weekend Welding Classes Are There?
153 schools on this page meet the rule for this list, each checked against the school's own program page. Tennessee has the most (17), followed by Florida (14).
Which Welding Schools Have Night Classes?
Aims Community College (Greeley, CO), Texarkana College (Texarkana, TX) and Cerritos College (Norwalk, CA) are among the 153 schools on this page whose program pages publish evening, night or weekend sections. Each school's schedule is listed below.
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Sources
Reviewed November 3, 2026.
- NCES College Navigator: tuition and fees, welding awards and graduation rates, 2024–25
- Each school's official welding program page, linked from its profile