Western Welding Academy
By the Numbers

#1
AWS Training
Facility
94%
Job Placement
Rate
2000+
Graduates...
and counting
330+
Years of Experience
$30+
Avg. Starting Wage/HR

Program Details

Expert Pipe Welder:

24-week comprehensive pipe welding program

Professional Pipe Welder:

Intermediate program building toward advanced certs

Foundational Pipe Welder:

12-week foundational program

85% hands-on training

In the welding booth, 40 hours per week

All Programs:

No prior welding experience required

All-inclusive tuition covers:

Housing, meals, certification fees, equipment

Certifications

01
6G Pipe Welding Certification
(all positions)
01
API 1104 Pipeline Welding Certification
02
ASME Section IX Pressure Vessel Certification
03
AWS D1.1 Structural Welding Certification

What makes
Western Welding Academy Different

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Only pipe welding school

owned and operated by actual pipeline welders

Founded in 2019

 in Gillette, Wyoming — heart of the energy industry

Real-world job-site

conditions training environment in the booth and out.

Direct employer

partnerships for job placement after your program

Graduates working in:

oil & gas, power plants, refineries, and infrastructure