Veteran Trade Schools

VA-approved welding programs in Arizona

Quick answer

Welding training in Arizona is spread across 14 cities, with Phoenix the largest at 3 locations.

VA's GI Bill® Comparison Tool lists 18 welding training locations in Arizona with 57 approved programs: 17 with school programs and 1 with apprenticeship or on-the-job training. 2 have a VA caution flag.

Before you enroll, open the VA profile to confirm the exact program, and ask the School Certifying Official to confirm your start date. [VA: Choosing a GI Bill approved school]

18 locations, by city

Central Arizona College

Coolidge, AZ
VA profile for Central Arizona College (opens VA Comparison Tool)
VA-approved School program Public VA caution flag
  • Advanced Structural Welding Fabrication
  • Career Tech Edu-Welding
  • Fundamentals of Pipe Welding
  • Pipefitting Pipe Welding

VA caution flag: School placed on Heightened Cash Monitoring. The Department of Education has placed this school on Heightened Cash Monitoring because of financial or federal compliance issues. Learn more about Heightened Cash Monitoring

GI Bill students (all programs): 151Accredited (regional)Student complaints in VA data: 1

Mohave College

Kingman, AZ
VA profile for Mohave College (opens VA Comparison Tool)
VA-approved School program Public
  • Introduction to Welding
  • Pipe Welding and Fabrication
  • Production Welding
  • Structrual Steel Welding and Fabrication
  • Weld Tech-Fillet Weld
  • Weld Tech-GMAW-FCAW Pipe
  • +2 more

GI Bill students (all programs): 155Accredited (regional)

Mesa Community College

Mesa, AZ
VA profile for Mesa Community College (opens VA Comparison Tool)
VA-approved School program Public
  • Welding
  • Welding-Fundamentals
  • Welding-Gas Metal Flux Cored Arc Welding
  • Welding-Gas Tungsten Arc Weld Ferrous
  • Welding-Gas Tungsten Arc Weld Non Ferr
  • Welding-Shielded Metal Arc Welding Pipe
  • +1 more

GI Bill students (all programs): 648Accredited (regional)

Vocational Training Institute

Phoenix, AZ
VA profile for Vocational Training Institute (opens VA Comparison Tool)
VA-approved School program For-profit
  • Multi-Process Welding MIG TIG Flux Prg
  • Welding Training Program

GI Bill students (all programs): 580Not accredited (accreditation is not required for VA approval of many trade programs)Student complaints in VA data: 2

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Yavapai College

Prescott, AZ
VA profile for Yavapai College (opens VA Comparison Tool)
VA-approved School program Public
  • Mo Auto Body W-Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
  • Welding-Gas Metal Arc
  • Welding-Gas Tungsten Arc
  • Welding-Pipe
  • Welding-Structural

GI Bill students (all programs): 276Accredited (regional)Student complaints in VA data: 1

Cochise College

Sierra Vista, AZ
VA profile for Cochise College (opens VA Comparison Tool)
VA-approved School program Public
  • General Welding Technology
  • Welding Fundamentals
  • Welding Motorsports
  • Welding Pipe and Fitting
  • Welding Technology

GI Bill students (all programs): 402Accredited (regional)

Arizona Western College

Yuma, AZ
VA profile for Arizona Western College (opens VA Comparison Tool)
VA-approved School program Public
  • Welding
  • Welding Cert of Proficiency GMAW FCAW Pl
  • Welding Cert of Proficiency SMAW Plate
  • Welding Entry Level 1
  • Welding for Manufacturing-Advanced
  • Welding for Manufacturing-Basic

GI Bill students (all programs): 337Accredited (regional)

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 Arizona?

VA's GI Bill Comparison Tool lists 57 approved programs at 18 locations in Arizona as of October 23, 2026. That's about 1% of the 1,352 welding locations in VA's data nationally. By type: 13 public colleges and technical schools, 4 for-profit schools, 1 employer or apprenticeship sponsor.

[VA: GI Bill Comparison Tool]

Which cities in Arizona have welding programs?

By number of locations: Phoenix (3), Glendale (2), Mesa (2), Avondale (1), Chinle (1), Coolidge (1) and 8 more cities.

[VA: GI Bill Comparison Tool]

Are there paid welding apprenticeships in Arizona that take the GI Bill?

Yes. 1 location offers VA-approved on-the-job training in Arizona (1 program); it's a registered apprenticeship. With the Post-9/11 GI Bill, you're paid wages plus a monthly housing payment that steps down every six months.

[VA: GI Bill Comparison Tool] [VA: On-the-job training and apprenticeships]

Do any welding schools in Arizona have VA caution flags?

Yes. 2 locations have a VA caution flag. Each flag is shown on its listing in VA's wording. Read it before you enroll.

[VA: GI Bill Comparison Tool]

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Sources

  1. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, “GI Bill Comparison Tool”. Retrieved October 23, 2026.
  2. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, “GI Bill Comparison Tool data (ComparisonToolData.xlsx)”. Retrieved October 23, 2026.
  3. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, “Choosing a GI Bill approved school”. Retrieved October 23, 2026.

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