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Expert pipe Welder

Program Length

24 weeks

Average Time to Payback: 7 Months

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Foundational pipe Welder

Program Length

12 weeks

Average Time to Payback: 5 Months

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2000+

GRADUATES

94%

GET HIRED

85%

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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.

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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.

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WHO DO YOU WANT TO BE?

TESTIMONIALS

STORIES FROM OUR GRADUATES

Gavin Walden

Earning: $3,986/Paycheck
Verified by graduate submitted paycheck

david Smolek

Earning: $3,417/Paycheck
Verified by graduate submitted paycheck

Leyton Wagner

Earning: $4,514/Paycheck
Verified by graduate submitted paycheck

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WE GROW TOGETHER.

Western Welding Academy pipeline simulator

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your Path Forward — One Step at a Time

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Admission Descison

We carefully review every application.

SECURE YOUR SPOT

Submit a Booth Hold Payment to secure your spot.

PREPARE FOR SCHOOL

Review and sign enrollment documents.

FINALIZE ENROLLMENT

Fund your tuition and get ready for school.

Your future
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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.

ROOMATE REQUESTS

Let us know! We'll do our best to accommodate requests.

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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

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starting school using cash, 579
accounts or education savings
accounts.

No Interest or fees

No ongoing commintments

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Stories from our graduates

Gray Horton

Alpharetta, Georgia

February 2023

They taught and helped me figure out absolutely everything.

It was late in my junior year in high school and I was not looking at colleges, not knowing what I wanted to do except I knew I wanted...

Alex Oliver

Grand Forks, North Dakota

March 2023

I would go back and do it again and again if I could

From high school, I went and was a labor building bridges and then I was a pile buck for about a year then I was welding but...

Aidan Bratlie

Shreveport, Louisiana

November 2022

I enjoyed it with promising opportunities ahead.

In high-school i was never quite sure what I wanted to do, then i took a welding class through the school my junior year and fell in love...

Stone Ebner

Norwalk, Ohio

June 2023

I had an amazing time and learned so much from the instructors.

Had a really hard time in school with a lot of things that just wasn't my thing. So I applied to WWA during my junior year in high school...

Western Welding Academy - Building a Better Generation

With the most talented and skilled instructors in the pipe welding industry, Western Welding Academy is the most cutting-edge welding school in the country.

There’s never been a greater demand for skilled tradesmen - especially welders. We’ll give you all the skills needed to weld pipe at a journeyman level better and faster than any other welding school. Do you have what it takes?

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Start Your Welding Career Sooner

Begin your journey as a highly trained and highly paid welder! At Western Welding Academy we provide hands-on training in the most in-demand welding certifications and skills.

To be the best, we connect you to the best. We provide lifetime job placement assistance for all Western Welding Academy graduates.

You can even graduate at your own pace and start earning faster than other programs.

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Instructors In the Welding Trade

Who better to teach a trade than someone who has actual experience in the field?

Our school is owned and operated by actual pipeline welders ready to teach real-world skills not taught at any other school.

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Housing and Financial Aid

Western Welding Academy offers competitive pricing compared to other welding schools.

We're proud to work with scholarship and grant partners to provide our students with the financial aid needed to start their careers.

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Learn to Weld. Join a Trade. Forget Student Debt.

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What Makes Western Welding Academy Different

Learn from Professional Welders

More than 300+ years of onsite welding experience
Certified welding instructors & inspectors
Mentored by the Western Welding Academy Family

Jobsite Atmosphere

Our Values are Work Ethic - Accountability - Integrity
Real-time progress tracking
Hood Time > Classroom Time

A Premium Trade School

We ain’t cheap - financial aid available
We don't sacrifice quality
We teach in-demand professionals, not hobbyists

Get Equipped for the Blue Collar Revolution

Google Reviews of Western Welding academy!

Good instructors and welders know what they are doing and loved having them come in and show us what there about

Jordan Carr

awesome tour they should do this more often excited for next year

John

I went from basically no welding experience, to being able to weld PIPE in a matter of 6 months, with both stick and tig. Would highly recommend if you're trying to jumpstart your welding career.

John Hargis

Amazing crew, learned more about the blue collar life of tig welding very grateful they got to come to Oklahoma.

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be the best

by learning from the best

Study with instructors that have thousands of hours of real-world pipe welding experience. Learn the most sought after skills from the best pros in the industry.

Programs

ONLY THE BEST TRAIN HERE.

Most enrolled courses

Expert pipe Welder

Program Length

Foundational pipe Welder

Program Length

2000+

94%

85%

our mission

3 CAREER READY WELDING PROGRAMS

TRAIN LIKE YOU'RE ALREADY ON THE JOB

A SCHOOL BUILT BY WELDERS, FOR WELDERS

NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED - JUST WORK ETHIC

ALL INCLUSIVE TUITION

OUR PROGRAMS

WHO DO YOU WANT TO BE?

FoundationalPipe welder

Professionalpipe welder

expertpipe welder

TESTIMONIALS

Gavin Walden

david Smolek

Leyton Wagner

the campus

your Path Forward — One Step at a Time

Submit Application

Admission Descison

SECURE YOUR SPOT

PREPARE FOR SCHOOL

FINALIZE ENROLLMENT

Your future starts here

HOUSING

housing

NO HIDDEN COSTS

MOVE IN READY

SPACIOUS & COMFORTABLE

CONVENIENT LOCATION

PARKING AVAILABLE

ROOMATE REQUESTS

FINANCIAL AID

upfront payment

private loans

Join the Conversation

Voted #1 Welding School in the World

Do You Have What it Takes?

Stories from our graduates

Western Welding Academy - Building a Better Generation

Start Your Welding Career Sooner

Instructors In the Welding Trade

Housing and Financial Aid

learn with the best

Learn to Weld. Join a Trade. Forget Student Debt.

What Makes Western Welding Academy Different

Learn from Professional Welders

Jobsite Atmosphere

A Premium Trade School

Google Reviews of Western Welding academy!

Want to See the #1 Welding School?

Check out Western Welding Academy on TikTok, YouTube and More

Empowering Your Child's Future

Parents, Watch This!

Graduate Testimonial

What are Graduates saying?

Employer Testimonials

What are employers saying?

be the best

by learning from the best

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