Best Welding Schools in New York

Apex Technical School Leads the New York Welding School Rankings

Welding programs in New York, ranked by the method below. Tuition is the 2024–25 full-time resident rate and graduation rate is college-wide (NCES College Navigator). Welding awards are credentials conferred in welding (IPEDS). Blank cells mean no federal figure for that college.

Best Welding Schools in New York by Goal: Top Ranked, Lowest Tuition, Most Welding Awards, Working Adults and Highest Completion

Welding Programs in New York Near Albany, Buffalo and Staten Island

Welding classes in New York are easiest to keep up with at a campus you can reach on lab days, so start with the city you can commute from. Each program is grouped with the nearest city guide within 45 miles.

• AlbanyModern Welding School and Hudson Valley Community College
• BuffaloErie 1 BOCES and Niagara County Community College (SUNY Niagara)
• Staten IslandApex Technical School

Welding Schools in New York, College by College

Tuition and welding awards: NCES College Navigator, 2024–25. Programs and processes: each school's own welding page, reviewed September 2026.

Welding Classes in New York: 5 Programs Teach Nights or Weekends

Schedules as each college publishes them. Ask about evening sections and start dates before you apply.

• Apex Technical SchoolFull-time and part-time; day and evening options; as little as 7 months; classes start every few weeks.
• Modern Welding SchoolCourse 7: 900 hours, full time days only, 30 weeks. Course 6: 665 hours, part time evenings only, 45 weeks.
• SUNY College of Technology at Alfred (Alfred State)2-year program; Buffalo (Northland) location offers day and evening instruction.
• Erie 1 BOCESFull-time days Monday-Thursday 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.; evenings Tuesday/Thursday or Monday/Wednesday 5:00-9:30 p.m.; courses can also be taken individually, part-time.
• Mohawk Valley Community CollegeOne-year certificate program.
• Jamestown Community CollegeCertificate can be completed in one year (a fall start may be necessary); A.A.S. in two years.
• SUNY College of Technology at DelhiTwo-year AAS or AOS; certificate after first year.
• Schuyler Steuben Chemung Tioga Allegany BOCES (GST BOCES)Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday 4:00-8:00 pm; upcoming dates 9/14/26-5/26/27.
• Niagara County Community College (SUNY Niagara)Four-semester associate degree (per program info sheet).
• Hudson Valley Community CollegeCertificate can be completed in the evening.
• Clinton Essex Warren Washington BOCES (CV-TEC)WLDG 150 A: Tue/Wed/Thu 5:00-8:00 pm; Fall 2026 10/6/2026-12/3/2026, Spring 2027 2/2/2027-4/1/2027. 1080-hour program is a daytime CTE program.

What Welding School Costs in New York: $6,218 to $8,892 a Year

Among the 6 New York welding schools with federal figures, 2024–25 tuition and fees for a full-time year range from $6,218 at Mohawk Valley Community College to $8,892 at SUNY College of Technology at Alfred (Alfred State). Community colleges publish their in-district rate; students from outside the district or state pay more.

The six lowest rates. Source: NCES College Navigator.

Welder Salary in New York: The New York Area Pays the Most

Welder salary: annual wages for welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in New York (8,310 jobs); U.S. median $53,750. Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.

Welding Schools by City in New York

• Buffalo
• Albany
• Staten Island
• Brooklyn
• Queens
• Bronx
• Rochester
• Saratoga Springs
• Schenectady
• Troy
• Valley Stream
• Middletown
• Auburn
• Shirley
• Kingston
• East Patchogue
• Lackawanna
• Olean
• Latham
• Geneva
• Dunkirk
• Woodbury
• Sleepy Hollow
• Airmont
• New York
• Sag Harbor
• Montrose
• Brewster
• University at Buffalo
• Roslyn
• Ravena

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