Welding training in Maine is spread across 13 cities, with Bangor the largest at 2 locations.
VA's GI Bill® Comparison Tool lists 14 welding training locations in Maine with 19 approved programs: 11 with school programs and 3 with apprenticeship or on-the-job training.
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]
GI Bill students (all programs): 10Not accredited (accreditation is not required for VA approval of many trade programs)
GI Bill students (all programs): 24Accredited (national)
GI Bill students (all programs): 89Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 18Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 82Accredited (regional)
Accredited
Not accredited (accreditation is not required for VA approval of many trade programs)
GI Bill students (all programs): 30Accredited (regional)
Accredited
GI Bill students (all programs): 53Accredited (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.
VA's GI Bill Comparison Tool lists 19 approved programs at 14 locations in Maine as of October 23, 2026. That's about 1% of the 1,352 welding locations in VA's data nationally. By type: 8 public colleges and technical schools, 4 employers and apprenticeship sponsors, 2 for-profit schools.
By number of locations: Bangor (2), Auburn (1), Augusta (1), Bath (1), Calais (1), East Boothbay (1) and 7 more cities.
Yes. 3 locations offer VA-approved on-the-job training in Maine (3 programs); 2 of them are registered apprenticeships. 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]
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