Where Can You Study Welding Near Lima?
- Apollo Career Center in Lima, 4 miles away, offers Fabrication Concepts and Plate Welding and Short-Term Welding Certificate.
- Vantage Career Center in Van Wert, 26 miles away, offers Welding - Certificate of Completion (Basic, Intermediate and Advanced sessions).
- Upper Valley Career Center in Piqua, 40 miles away, awarded 1 certificate in welding in 2022–23.
- Welder pay in the Lima, OH metro area: a median $85,790 a year (BLS, May 2025).
Welding Programs Near Lima
| College | Distance | Welding awards |
|---|---|---|
| Apollo Career CenterLima | 4 miles | 28 certificates |
| Vantage Career CenterVan Wert | 26 miles | 4 certificates |
| Upper Valley Career CenterPiqua | 40 miles | 1 certificate |
| Hobart Institute of Welding TechnologyTroy | 48 miles | 290 certificates |
| Northwest State Community CollegeArchbold | 50 miles | 12 certificates, 1 associate |
| Tri-Rivers Career CenterMarion | 56 miles | 7 certificates |
Welding programs near Lima, sorted by straight-line distance. Awards: welding credentials conferred in 2022–23 (IPEDS). Blank cells have no federal figure.
Welder Pay Around Lima
Welder pay: annual wages for welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in the Lima, OH metro area (470 jobs); U.S. median $53,750. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025.
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Sources
- Official welding program pages of the 4 welding schools above (each college name links to its page), reviewed September 2026.
- U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS completions and College Navigator.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.