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Structural welding program · Gillette, WY

Advanced Structural Welding

Structural steel for the building trades.

  • 12 weeks
  • $25,800 all-inclusive
Apply now Schedule a tourBooth hold · $350

Program overview

12 weeks. One all-in price.

Advanced Structural Welding at Western Welding Academy in Gillette, Wyoming: 12 weeks, $25,800 all-inclusive (tuition, tools and gear, housing).

A $350 booth hold payment reserves your start date. A $500 housing deposit applies to student housing. Both are paid in addition to the program price.

  • 12weeks on site
  • AWS Accredited Test Facility
  • 85% of class time in the booth

Curriculum

Talk through the training plan with admissions

Call (307) 284-5313 (Monday to Friday, 7am to 5pm MT) to go over what you will train on week by week, start dates and housing.

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Tuition and fees

How much does the Advanced Structural Welding program cost?

Cost breakdownAdvanced Structural Welding
Included in the priceTuition, Tools and gear, Housing
Total program priceAll-inclusive: tuition, tools and gear, housing$25,800
Booth hold payment (not included in total)$350
Housing deposit (not included in total)$500

Prices effective October 10, 2026.

Financing options Scholarships How the booth hold works

All-inclusive

What's included

  • Tuition

    Hands-on training in the booth and the classroom, with 85% of class time in the booth.

  • Tools and gear

    The tools and gear you train with are part of the program price.

  • Housing

    Furnished student housing at Western Lodging, with Wi-Fi and utilities covered.

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Training

Where you'll train

  • Welder at work with sparks in a dark booth
    Welder at work with sparks in a dark booth
  • Welder grinding with a shower of sparks
    Welder grinding with a shower of sparks
  • Inside a welding booth at Western Welding Academy
    Inside a welding booth at Western Welding Academy
  • The Western Welding Academy shop floor
    The Western Welding Academy shop floor
  • Welding machines on carts in the WWA shop
    Welding machines on carts in the WWA shop
  • The WWA shop with an American flag on the wall
    The WWA shop with an American flag on the wall

Watch

See the shop.

Take the school tour, straight from the WWA YouTube channel.

Live from the booth

Real arcs.
Real steel.
Every day.

Graduates

Stories from our graduates

Real students, real certificates. Hear it from the welders who trained here.
  • Gavin Walden, Western Welding Academy graduate

    Gavin Walden

    Certified WWA graduate

  • David Smolek, Western Welding Academy graduate

    David Smolek

    Certified WWA graduate

  • Leyton Wagner, Western Welding Academy graduate

    Leyton Wagner

    Certified WWA graduate

  • “They taught and helped me figure out absolutely everything.”

    Gray HortonAlpharetta, GA · Feb 2023

  • “I would go back and do it again and again if I could”

    Alex OliverGrand Forks, ND · Mar 2023

  • “I enjoyed it with promising opportunities ahead.”

    Aidan BratlieShreveport, LA · Nov 2022

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

    Stone EbnerNorwalk, OH · Jun 2023
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Ready to start the Advanced Structural Welding program?

Apply in minutes. A $350 booth hold reserves your start date.

Apply now Booth hold(307) 284-5313