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Welding schools in Nevada
Nevada has 5 accredited campuses awarding welding credentials. If you finish and work as a welder in Nevada, expect to start around $44,530–$48,700 and reach a median of $61,520 with experience; the top quarter earn $76,670 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Nevada). Graduates of these Nevada programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $36,191 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 Nevada
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 1,600 employed in Nevada. National median: $53,750.
Campuses in Nevada, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: Carson CityElkoLas VegasRenoSparks
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career College of Northern Nevada | Sparks | for-profit | 31 | $36,191 | $12,565 | not reported | not reported |
| Western Nevada College | Carson City | Public | 117 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Truckee Meadows Community College | Reno | Public | 82 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| College of Southern Nevada | Las Vegas | Public | 58 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Great Basin College | Elko | Public | 23 | 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.