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BUILDING A STRONGER AMERICA
Most enrolled courses
Expert pipe Welder
Program Length
24 weeks
Average Time to Payback: 7 Months
Foundational pipe Welder
Program Length
12 weeks
Average Time to Payback: 5 Months
2000+
GRADUATES
94%
GET HIRED
85%
HANDS ON
our mission
we deliver high-earning careers
Founded by welders, Western Welding Academy is committed to delivering industry-leading student outcomes.
Train in Gillette, Wyoming, focusing on real-world training that prepares you for a successful welding career.
3 CAREER READY WELDING PROGRAMS
3 Pipe Welding Programs: Foundational, Professional or expert
TRAIN LIKE YOU'RE ALREADY ON THE JOB
85% of your training happens in the booth, 40 hours per week.
A SCHOOL BUILT BY WELDERS, FOR WELDERS
Taught by industry veterans with 330+ years of combined experience.
NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED - JUST WORK ETHIC
Train from the ground up or refine your craft at the highest level.
ALL INCLUSIVE TUITION
Your tuition covers everything - housing, tools and materials.
YOUR future starts here.
SCROLL TO DISCOVER YOUR WELDING PROGRAM
OUR PROGRAMS
CHOOSE YOUR PATH. FORGE YOUR FUTURE.
At Western Welding Academy, we offer two specialized career paths.
Our Pipe Welding Program trains you to weld cylindrical structures for industries like
Oil & Gas, Power Plants, and Refineries. It Incudes three skill levels : Foundational,
Professional, and Expert.
Our Advanced Structural Welding Program focuses on building strong frameworks
for bridges, buildings, and infastructures.
For more information : please visit Our Programs
PROGRAM
PLANS
PLANS
ENTRY LEVEL SALARY :
LENGTH
SKILLS
STRUCTURAL
SMAW
ADVANCED SMAW
GTAW
ADVANCED GTAW
COST
START-DATES
STRUCTURAL WELDING
ADVANCED
ADVANCED
$40-70K
12 WEEKS
$25,800
YEAR-ROUND
PIPE WELDING
FOUNDATIONAL
FOUNDATIONAL
$40-60K
12 WEEKS
$17,050
SUBJECT TO
AVAILABILITY
AVAILABILITY
PIPE WELDING
PROFESSIONAL
PROFESSIONAL
$50-90K
19 WEEKS
$27,600
SUBJECT TO
AVAILABILITY
AVAILABILITY
PIPE WELDING
EXPERT
EXPERT
$60-125K
24 WEEKS
$35,800
YEAR-ROUND
WHO DO YOU WANT TO BE?
TESTIMONIALS
STORIES FROM OUR GRADUATES
Gavin Walden
Earning: $3,986/Paycheck
Verified by graduate submitted paycheck
Verified by graduate submitted paycheck
david Smolek
Earning: $3,417/Paycheck
Verified by graduate submitted paycheck
Verified by graduate submitted paycheck
Leyton Wagner
Earning: $4,514/Paycheck
Verified by graduate submitted paycheck
Verified by graduate submitted paycheck
the campus
WE GROW TOGETHER.
your Path Forward — One Step at a Time
Submit Application
1
Apply online, in minutes.
1
Admission Descison
2
We carefully review every application.
2
SECURE YOUR SPOT
3
Submit a Booth Hold Payment to secure your spot.
3
PREPARE FOR SCHOOL
4
Review and sign enrollment documents.
4
FINALIZE ENROLLMENT
5
Fund your tuition and get ready for school.
5
Your future
starts here
HOUSING
housing
A HOME AWAY FROM HOME
NO HIDDEN COSTS
WIFI and Utilities fully covered in tuition.
MOVE IN READY
Fully furnished homes with all essentials provided.
SPACIOUS & COMFORTABLE
Fully furnished homes with all essentials provided.
CONVENIENT LOCATION
Just a 5 minute drive from school campus and Gillette Center .
PARKING AVAILABLE
1 Parking spot per student.
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ROOMATE REQUESTS
Let us know! We'll do our best to accommodate requests.
FINANCIAL AID
A HOME AWAY FROM HOME
Pay upfront, secure a loan, or use a combination of both.
upfront payment
Pay partial or full tuition before
starting school using cash, 579
accounts or education savings
accounts.
No Interest or fees
No ongoing commintments
Lowest cost option
private loans
Pay partial or full tuition before
starting school using cash, 579
accounts or education savings
accounts.
No Interest or fees
No ongoing commintments
Lowest cost option
DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES?
Western Welding Academy is the only pipe welding school in the country that is solely owned and operated by real pipeline/pipe welders. At WWA we have the most elite, highest skilled welders in the world teaching students how to weld pipe.
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Very amazing welding school rated 11/10