VA data retrieved October 23, 2026 (Comparison Tool data version 1522)
Quick answer
Every welding location in Alaska in VA's data is a school program. VA lists no welding apprenticeships or OJT here right now.
VA's GI Bill® Comparison Tool lists 8 welding training locations in Alaska with 15 approved programs: 8 with school programs and 0 with apprenticeship or on-the-job training. 1 has a VA caution flag.
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VA-approvedSchool programFor-profitVA caution flag
Welding
VA caution flag: School has an accreditation issue. This school's accreditation has been taken away and is under appeal, or the school has been placed on probation, because it didn't meet acceptable levels of quality. Learn more about this school's accreditation
GI Bill students (all programs): 166Accredited (hybrid)
Source: VA GI Bill Comparison Tool program data, retrieved October 23, 2026. School details come from VA's data file dated October 8, 2026. The list is sorted by city, then name. It isn't a ranking.
Common questions
How many GI Bill-approved welding programs are in Alaska?
VA's GI Bill Comparison Tool lists 15 approved programs at 8 locations in Alaska as of October 23, 2026. That's about 1% of the 1,352 welding locations in VA's data nationally. By type: 6 public colleges and technical schools, 2 for-profit schools.
VA's data lists no welding apprenticeship or OJT programs in Alaska as of October 23, 2026. An employer can apply to its State Approving Agency to get an apprenticeship approved.
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