Welding training in New York is spread across 32 cities, with Olean the largest at 2 locations.
VA's GI Bill® Comparison Tool lists 33 welding training locations in New York with 47 approved programs: 30 with school programs and 3 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]
GI Bill students (all programs): 4Not accredited (accreditation is not required for VA approval of many trade programs)
GI Bill students (all programs): 1Accredited
GI Bill students (all programs): 152Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 9Accredited (national)
GI Bill students (all programs): 2Not accredited (accreditation is not required for VA approval of many trade programs)
GI Bill students (all programs): 9Accredited
GI Bill students (all programs): 3Not accredited (accreditation is not required for VA approval of many trade programs)
Accredited
GI Bill students (all programs): 8Accredited
GI Bill students (all programs): 57Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 23Accredited (national)
GI Bill students (all programs): 155Accredited (national)
VA caution flag: School has an accreditation issue. This school's accreditation has been taken away and is under appeal, or the school has been placed on probation, because it didn't meet acceptable levels of quality. Learn more about this school's accreditation
GI Bill students (all programs): 1Not accredited (accreditation is not required for VA approval of many trade programs)
Accredited
Not accredited (accreditation is not required for VA approval of many trade programs)
Accredited
GI Bill students (all programs): 2Not accredited (accreditation is not required for VA approval of many trade programs)
GI Bill students (all programs): 14Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 8Accredited
GI Bill students (all programs): 4Not accredited (accreditation is not required for VA approval of many trade programs)
Accredited
GI Bill students (all programs): 16Accredited (national)
GI Bill students (all programs): 187Accredited (regional)Student complaints in VA data: 1
GI Bill students (all programs): 237Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 93Accredited (regional)
VA caution flag: School has an accreditation issue. This school's accreditation has been taken away and is under appeal, or the school has been placed on probation, because it didn't meet acceptable levels of quality. Learn more about this school's accreditation
GI Bill students (all programs): 4Accredited (national)
GI Bill students (all programs): 17Not accredited (accreditation is not required for VA approval of many trade programs)
GI Bill students (all programs): 23Accredited (national)
Accredited
Accredited
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 47 approved programs at 33 locations in New York as of October 23, 2026. That's about 2% of the 1,352 welding locations in VA's data nationally. By type: 28 public colleges and technical schools, 3 employers and apprenticeship sponsors, 1 private nonprofit school, 1 for-profit school.
By number of locations: Olean (2), Angola (1), Binghamton (1), Brentwood (1), Buffalo (1), Elmira (1) and 26 more cities.
Yes. 3 locations offer VA-approved on-the-job training in New York (3 programs); 3 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]
Yes. 2 locations have a VA caution flag. Each flag is shown on its listing in VA's wording. Read it before you enroll.
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