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VA data retrieved October 23, 2026 (Comparison Tool data version 1522)
Quick answer
Welding training in Georgia is spread across 33 cities, with Atlanta the largest at 2 locations.
VA's GI Bill® Comparison Tool lists 38 welding training locations in Georgia with 141 approved programs: 28 with school programs and 10 with apprenticeship or on-the-job training. 1 has 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]
38 locations, by city
School program Public
Certificate: Advanced Shielded Metal Arc Welde Certificate: Basic Shielded Metal Arc Welder Certificate: Flux-Corded Arc Welding Certificate: Gas Metal Arc Welder Certificate: Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Certificate: Vertical Shielded Metal Arc Welde +1 more GI Bill students (all programs): 216 Accredited (regional)
School program Public
Advanced Shielded Metal Arc Welder Basic Shielded Metal Arc Welder Flux-Cored Arc Welding Gas Metal Arc Welder Fabricator Pipe Welder Welding & Brazing Technician +2 more GI Bill students (all programs): 60 Accredited (regional)
School program Public
Gas Metal Arc Welder Gas Tungsten Arc Welder Shielded Metal Arc Welding Welding Technology GI Bill students (all programs): 157 Accredited (regional)
School program Public
Diploma: Welding and Joining Technology Tcc-Advanced Shielded Metal Arc Welder Tcc-Basic Shielded Metal Arc Welder Tcc-Flux Cored Arc Welder Tcc-Gas Metal Arc Welder Welding & Joining Technology +1 more GI Bill students (all programs): 306 Accredited (regional)
On-the-job training Employer / sponsor
School program Public
Diploma: Welding - Joining Technology Tcc - Advanced Pipe Welding Tcc - Advanced Shielded Metal Arc Welder Tcc - Basic Shielded Metal Arc Welder Tcc - Gas Metal Arc Welder GI Bill students (all programs): 808 Accredited (regional)
School program For-profit
Certificate: Combination Welding GI Bill students (all programs): 44 Accredited
On-the-job training Employer / sponsor
School program Public
Certificate: Gas Metal Arc Welding Certificate: Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Certificate: Shielded Metal Arc Welder GI Bill students (all programs): 67 Accredited (regional)
School program Public
Certificate: Advanced Shielded Metal Arc Welder Certificate: Basic Shielded Metal Arc Welder Certificate: Gas Metal Arc Welder Certificate: Gas Tungsten Arc Welder Certificate: Pipe Welder Diploma: Welding and Joining Technology GI Bill students (all programs): 156 Accredited (regional)
School program Public
Diploma: Welding and Joining Technology Tcc - Advanced Shielded Metal Arc Welde Tcc - Basic Shielded Metal Arc Welder Tcc - Dual Enrollment Gas Metal Arc Weld Tcc - Gas Metal Arc Welding Tcc - Welding Career Launch Blueprint GI Bill students (all programs): 709 Accredited (regional) Student complaints in VA data: 1
On-the-job training Employer / sponsor
Show all 38 locations
On-the-job training Employer / sponsor
School program For-profit
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): 259 Accredited (national)
School program For-profit
Certificate: Welding and Fabrication Technology Certificate: Welding-Fabrication Tech with Pipe Accredited (national)
School program Public
Certificate: Advanced Shielded Metal Arc Welde Certificate: Basic Shielded Metal Arc Welder Certificate: Gas Metal Arc Welder Certificate: Gas Tungsten Arc Welder Diploma: Welding and Joining Technol GI Bill students (all programs): 154 Accredited (regional)
On-the-job training Employer / sponsor
School program Public
Diploma: NCCER Welding and Joining Tech Tcc - NCCER Shielded Metal Arc Welding Tcc -NCCER Gas Metal Arc Welding Tcc-NCCER Pipe Welder GI Bill students (all programs): 365 Accredited (regional)
Apprenticeship Employer / sponsor
School program Public
Diploma: Welding and Joining Technology Tcc - Flux Cored Arc Welder Tcc - Gas Metal Arc Welding Tcc - Gas Tungsten Arc Welder Tcc - Robotic Welding Operator Tcc - Welding Career Launch Blueprint Re GI Bill students (all programs): 546 Accredited (regional)
On-the-job training Employer / sponsor
On-the-job training Employer / sponsor
School program Public
Professional Welding for the Workplace Accredited (regional)
School program Public
Certificate: Advanced Shielded Metal Arc Welding Certificate: Flux Cored Arc Welder Certificate: Gas Metal Arc Welder Certificate: Gas Tungsten Arc Welder Certificate: Vertical Shielded Metal Arc Welder Diploma: Welding and Joining Technology +2 more GI Bill students (all programs): 549 Accredited (regional)
On-the-job training Employer / sponsor
School program Public
Advanced Shielded Metal Arc Welder Basic Shielded Metal Arc Welder Flux Cored Arc Welder Gas Tungsten Metal Arc Welder Pipe Shielded Metal Arc Welding Vertical Shielded Metal Arc Welding +1 more GI Bill students (all programs): 149 Accredited (regional)
School program Public
Certificate: Advanced Shielded Metal Arc Welder Certificate: Basic Shielded Metal Arc Welder Certificate: Gas Metal Arc Welder Certificate: Pipe Shielded Metal Arc Welding Certificate: Pipe Welder Dipl-Welding and Joining Technology GI Bill students (all programs): 59 Accredited (regional)
School program Public
Advanced Shielded Metal Arc Welder Diploma,welding & Joining Technology Tcc-Basic Shielded Metal Arc Welder Tcc-Flux Cord Arc Welder Tcc-Gas Metal Arc Welder Tcc-Gas Tungsten Arc Welder +2 more GI Bill students (all programs): 898 Accredited (regional) Student complaints in VA data: 1
School program For-profit
Diploma: Welding Technician GI Bill students (all programs): 94 Accredited (hybrid)
School program For-profit
Accredited (national)
School program Public
Certificate: Basic Shielded Metal Arc Welder Certificate: Gas Metal Arc Welder Certificate: Vertical Shielded Metal Arc Welder GI Bill students (all programs): 196 Accredited (regional)
School program Public
Cert Basic Shielded Metal Arc Welder Cert Gas Metal Arc Welder Cert Gas Tungsten Arc Welder Certificate: Submerged Arc Welder Operator Diploma Welding and Joining Technology GI Bill students (all programs): 153 Accredited (regional)
On-the-job training Employer / sponsor
School program Public
Certificate: Basic Shielded Metal Arc Welder Certificate: Flux Cored Arc Welding Certificate: Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Diploma: Welding - Joining Technology GI Bill students (all programs): 250 Accredited (regional) Student complaints in VA data: 1
School program Public
Certificate: Advanced Shielded Metal Arc Welde Certificate: Gas Metal Arc Welding Certificate: Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Diploma: Welding and Joining Technology GI Bill students (all programs): 29 Accredited (regional)
School program Public
Certificate: Advanced Shielded Metal Arc Welde Certificate: Basic Shielded Metal Arc Welder Certificate: Pipe Welder Certificate: Welder-Advanced Shielded Metal Ar Certificate: Welding - Gas Tungsten Arc Welder Certificate: Welding - Pipe Welder +1 more GI Bill students (all programs): 344 Accredited
School program Public
Diploma: Welding & Joining Technology Tcert - Advanced Shielded Metal Arc Weld Tcert - Basic Sheilded Metal Arc Welder Tcert - Gas Metal Arc Welder Tcert - Gas Tungsten Arc Welder Tcert - Piper Welder GI Bill students (all programs): 595 Accredited (regional)
School program Public
Dipl-Welding Joining Technology Tcc-Advanced Shielded Metal Arc Weld Tcc-Basic Shielded Metal Arc Welding Tcc-Gas Metal Arc Welder Tcc-Gas Tungsten Arc Welder GI Bill students (all programs): 151 Accredited (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 Georgia? VA's GI Bill Comparison Tool lists 141 approved programs at 38 locations in Georgia as of October 23, 2026. That's about 3% of the 1,352 welding locations in VA's data nationally. By type: 23 public colleges and technical schools, 10 employers and apprenticeship sponsors, 5 for-profit schools.
[VA: GI Bill Comparison Tool]
Which cities in Georgia have welding programs? By number of locations: Atlanta (2), Augusta (2), Columbus (2), Marietta (2), Smyrna (2), Albany (1) and 27 more cities.
[VA: GI Bill Comparison Tool]
Are there paid welding apprenticeships in Georgia that take the GI Bill? Do any welding schools in Georgia have VA caution flags? Yes. 1 location has 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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