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Welding schools in Colorado
Colorado has 15 accredited campuses awarding welding credentials. If you finish and work as a welder in Colorado, expect to start around $44,100–$47,860 and reach a median of $58,590 with experience; the top quarter earn $69,540 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Colorado). Graduates of these Colorado programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $39,011 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 Colorado
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 4,970 employed in Colorado. National median: $53,750.
Campuses in Colorado, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AuroraColorado SpringsDenverFort MorganGlenwood SpringsGrand JunctionGreeleyLa JuntaLakewoodPuebloSterlingTrinidadWestminster
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aims Community College | Greeley | Public | 212 | $46,494 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Community College of Denver | Denver | Public | 115 | $42,992 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Front Range Community College | Westminster | Public | 507 | $40,297 | $5,500 | not reported | not reported |
| Pueblo Community College | Pueblo | Public | 335 | $38,593 | $6,350 | not reported | not reported |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Denver | Denver | for-profit | 371 | $37,928 | $8,866 | 71% | $37,032 |
| Pikes Peak State College | Colorado Springs | Public | 192 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Emily Griffith Technical College | Denver | Public | 87 | not reported | not reported | 97% | $13,995 |
| Northeastern Junior College | Sterling | Public | 60 | not reported | not reported | 57% | not reported |
| Red Rocks Community College | Lakewood | Public | 39 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Pickens Technical College | Aurora | Public | 34 | not reported | not reported | 76% | not reported |
| Colorado Mesa University | Grand Junction | Public | 32 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Trinidad State College | Trinidad | Public | 25 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Colorado Mountain College | Glenwood Springs | Public | 21 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Otero College | La Junta | Public | 18 | not reported | not reported | 38% | not reported |
| Morgan Community College | Fort Morgan | Public | 10 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not 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.