--- title: "Advanced Structural Welding: 12 Weeks, $25,800 All-Inclusive | Western Welding Academy" url: "https://www.westernweldingacademy.com/courses/advanced-structural-welding" --- ![](/_astro/two-welders-booth.CWQEh62o_Z1mHrBw.jpg) 1. [Home](/) 2. /[Programs](/courses) 3. /Advanced Structural Welding Structural welding program · Gillette, WY # Advanced Structural Welding Structural steel for the building trades. - 12 weeks - $25,800 all-inclusive [Apply now](/apply) [Schedule a tour](/schedule-a-tour)[Booth hold · $350](/booth-hold) 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 - AWSAWS Accredited Test FacilityAccredited Test Facility - 85%85% of class time in the boothof class time in the booth Program summary ## Advanced Structural Welding Length 12 weeks Location Gillette, WY All-inclusive price $25,800 What's included - Tuition - Tools and gear - Housing Booth hold payment $350 Housing deposit $500 Paid in addition to the program price. [Apply now](/apply) [Schedule a tour](/schedule-a-tour)[Reserve with a booth hold](/booth-hold) [(307) 284-5313](tel:+1-307-284-5313) 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. [Call admissions](tel:+1-307-284-5313) Tuition and fees ## How much does the Advanced Structural Welding program cost? | Included in the price | Tuition, 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](/financial-aid) [Scholarships](/scholarships) [How the booth hold works](/booth-hold) All-inclusive ## What's included - ![](/_astro/booth-interior.Dsb3MRdE_9BvoJ.jpg) ### Tuition Hands-on training in the booth and the classroom, with 85% of class time in the booth. - ![](/_astro/welding-machines.CEeM5zrN_1mGaTm.jpg) ### Tools and gear The tools and gear you train with are part of the program price. - ![](/_astro/exterior-blue.Byw2tku4_1gERJG.jpg) ### Housing Furnished student housing at Western Lodging, with Wi-Fi and utilities covered. [See student housing](/housing) Training ## Where you'll train - ![Welder at work with sparks in a dark booth](/_astro/welder-sparks-dark.B080xSG4_Z88eVW.jpg) Welder at work with sparks in a dark booth01/06 - ![Welder grinding with a shower of sparks](/_astro/welder-sparks-grinder.Cs5ksRD1_Z1uwLTv.jpg) Welder grinding with a shower of sparks02/06 - ![Inside a welding booth at Western Welding Academy](/_astro/booth-interior.Dsb3MRdE_ZpdhpK.jpg) Inside a welding booth at Western Welding Academy03/06 - ![The Western Welding Academy shop floor](/_astro/shop-floor.wgnyxicW_2BbBV.jpg) The Western Welding Academy shop floor04/06 - ![Welding machines on carts in the WWA shop](/_astro/welding-machines.CEeM5zrN_ZKd57D.jpg) Welding machines on carts in the WWA shop05/06 - ![The WWA shop with an American flag on the wall](/_astro/shop-flag.yY9skQQs_Z1mpNVl.jpg) The WWA shop with an American flag on the wall06/06 Watch ## See the shop. Take the school tour, straight from the WWA YouTube channel. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Z711L2H_o6c/maxresdefault.jpg)School tourSchool Tour](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z711L2H_o6c) ![](/_astro/broll-shop.berM2mxX_vNBkg.jpg) 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](/_astro/gavin-walden.8QR0y6nC_Zatqr.jpg) Gavin Walden Certified WWA graduate - ![David Smolek, Western Welding Academy graduate](/_astro/david-smolek.LAwQwuJq_Z2rHCaA.jpg) David Smolek Certified WWA graduate - ![Leyton Wagner, Western Welding Academy graduate](/_astro/leyton-wagner.B-AbFqsi_ZMm09U.jpg) Leyton Wagner Certified WWA graduate - > “They taught and helped me figure out absolutely everything.” ![](/_astro/gray-horton.Cy206E_m_FHSgq.jpg)Gray HortonAlpharetta, GA · Feb 2023 - > “I would go back and do it again and again if I could” ![](/_astro/alex-oliver.Rp761TBR_1FQJp7.jpg)Alex OliverGrand Forks, ND · Mar 2023 - > “I enjoyed it with promising opportunities ahead.” ![](/_astro/aidan-bratlie.C9l5pRWK_1PJEEg.jpg)Aidan BratlieShreveport, LA · Nov 2022 - > “I had an amazing time and learned so much from the instructors.” ![](/_astro/stone-ebner.DqlbJL2a_ZE1kF2.jpg)Stone EbnerNorwalk, OH · Jun 2023 [More graduate stories](/testimonials) Compare programs ## Choose your path. 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