Upon signing the enrollment agreement and/or making an initial tuition payment, your enrollment may be cancelled at any time prior to the first day of training. For a full tuition refund, a written notice must be submitted and received by American Welding Academy no less than 5 business days prior to the first day of training. Once a student has attended the first day of training, any student withdrawal will require a written statement from the withdrawing student explaining the reason for program withdrawal and must include the student’s signature. Any student of minor age who withdraws from a program must provide notice of termination by a guarantor. Once training has begun and student withdrawal occurs, the student will receive a tuition refund as is described below:

Percentage of Course Completion and Corresponding Refunds:

Less than 10% — 75% of tuition refunded

10% to 24% — 50% of tuition refunded

25% to 50% — 25% of tuition refunded

51% or more — No refund available

Calculations for percentage of course completion is determined based upon dividing the number of students completed course hours, prior to withdrawal date, by the length of the course expressed in course hours. Withdrawal date is the last day of school attendance. Once training has begun, there will be NO refunds made for welding gear, tools, welding textbook/manual, metal or supplies. The $100 registration fee is non-refundable after 3 business days. All refunds will be made within 90 days of the date of termination, withdrawal or cancellation.

We do tours Monday through Friday 8am-2:00pm. If this does not work for you, we will be glad to schedule a day and time that fits your schedule. Please call-in advance to book your tour!

Professional Pipe Welding & Fitting Course

ㆍ24 weeks long (960 total course hours). Designed to provide students with the skills necessary to pursue a career in the pipe welding & fitting trades.

ㆍEarn up to 7+ industry recognized welding certifications.

ㆍDirected to those students who are willing to travel for a job.

ㆍJob examples: power plants, refineries, cross country pipelines, ethanol plants, boilermaker, plumbers & pipefitters unions.

Fabrication Welding & Fitting Course

ㆍ12 weeks long (480 total course hours). Designed to provide students with the skills necessary to pursue a career in advanced manufacturing and the capabilities to construct small and large scale projects.

ㆍDirected to students who are willing to stay local for a job.

ㆍEarn up to 6 industry recognized welding certifications.

ㆍJob examples: manufacturing plants and custom fabrication jobs (main point of employment in Missouri)

ㆍCertificate: Program certificates are typically issued when a student completes a set number of hours of a particular course. This does not indicate whether or not the student or graduate can actually meet code welding criteria.

ㆍCertification/Qualification: During a student’s time at AWA, they are tested utilizing a very stringent set of testing criteria (Standard Weld Procedure Specification SWPS) and their welds are tested in accordance with AWS and ASME Sec IX utilizing different processes and materials. Upon successful completion of their welder qualification testing, students are then issued a certification. Industry recognized certifications are more appealing to contractors and are fantastic resume builders. They hold a much greater value than a generic certificate.

Pipe Welding & Fitting Course:

Tuition: $19,500 | Books & Gear: $1,350 | Materials: $4,650 | TOTAL COST: $25,500

Fabrication Welding & Fitting Course:

Tuition: $9,500 | Books & Gear: $1,080 | Supplies: $2,920 | TOTAL COST: $13,500

󠁯•󠁏 SMAW - Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Stick)

󠁯•󠁏 GMAW - Gas Metal Arc Welding (Mig)

󠁯•󠁏 FCAW - Flux Core Arc Welding (Dual Shield)

󠁯•󠁏 GTAW - Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (Tig/Heliarc)

󠁯•󠁏 OFC - Oxy Fuel Cutting

󠁯•󠁏 PAC - Plasma Arc Cutting
󠁯•󠁏 ACAG- Air Carbon Arc Gouging

󠁯•󠁏 Scholarship and grants are accepted. Students must apply individually.

󠁯•󠁏 No, we do not accept FAFSA or Pell Grants at this time. AWA is not a title 4 funded school (government funded school). Since we are not a government funded school, we are in charge of our own curriculum which means we can teach what employers are looking for.

󠁯•󠁏 The AWA high school senior welding competition is an available scholarship. Each participant will receive a $1,ooo scholarship that can be used towards any AWA program.

󠁯•󠁏 AWA will credit a student $1,000 if they show proof of their A+ competition through their high school. (signed & sealed transcript with the A+ seal on it)

Tuition Assitance

AWA is now accepting students who are able to use VA Benefits, Post 9/11 GI Bill. If you, spouse or your parents served in the military you may be eligible for educational benefits. Please click the link below that will take you to the VA website to see if you qualify.

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American Welding Academy proudly supports our Military veterans and those that currently serve for our country and fight for our freedom.

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GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S.