Flemingsburg, Kentucky
Kentucky Welding Institute
Welding training built for the field.
Train 40 hours a week, build real booth time, and work toward the skills and credentials industrial employers expect.
Training hours
960
Certified Pipe Welder program
Hours per week
40
Full-time, hands-on training
Credentials
28+
Certifications and credentials in the Pipe Welder program
Job placement
100%
Certified Pipe Welder, 2024 and 2025
Programs open for enrollment
Choose your training path
Three full-time programs. One standard: hands-on training built around the work.
Program 01
Certified Pipe Welder
Length
26 weeks
Training
960 hours
Structural welding, fabrication, pipe welding, and preparation for 28+ industry certifications and credentials.
$25,500 total
Explore ProgramProgram 02
Certified Structural Welder
Length
18 weeks
Training
640 hours
Full-time structural plate and joint training, with certification testing included.
$21,500 total
Explore ProgramProgram 03
Certified Fabricator Welder
Length
12 weeks
Training
480 hours
Hands-on layout, fitting, and fabrication welding training built around a 40-hour week.
$17,900 total
Explore ProgramFor high school welders
Bluegrass Welding Series
Your future is worth competing for.
Admissions
Know what it takes to start
The requirements are straightforward. The commitment is full time.
Minimum age
17 years, 9 months
At the program start date
Education
Diploma or GED
High school diploma or GED required
Training schedule
Three shifts
Full-time options around the clock
Student housing
$2,250–$4,050
Per six-month term, utilities and Wi-Fi included
Outcomes
Training that carries into the field
KWI graduates work across the United States and internationally in boilers, nuclear, power generation, construction, maintenance, shutdowns, structural, pipeline, and other industrial sectors.
1,200+
KWI graduates
Across the U.S., 2015–present
$100K+
Earning potential
Career outcomes vary
“I knew one thing — I wanted to be a pipe welder. It seemed like I had a long way to go, considering I couldn't even walk the cup. Now I walk the cup around pipe every day, and I love every second of it.”
Austin Arnett
KWI Graduate
Pipe welding full time
Life at KWI
Train here. Live close. Stay focused.
KWI housing is within about two miles of the shop, with furnished options, utilities and Wi-Fi included, and free 24/7 access to the on-site gym.
$2,250–$4,050
Per six-month housing term
Certifications and credentials students work toward
Our mission
Faithful stewards. Ready welders.
The mission of Kentucky Welding Institute is to glorify God by being faithful stewards of all that He has entrusted to us. To have a positive impact on students we train, ensuring they are ready to enter the workforce and become contributing members of society.
Ready to see where you fit?
Apply now, or come see the shop floor and talk with the KWI team.