Two weeks ago I asked readers to chime in on the topic of GIS training pricing.  In addition to the single comment left on the blog, I received several email responses.  To summarize, it appears that there are two very different segments of GIS users, with training options tailored to each.

Email respondents James Costigan and Mike Toney are Manifold users and spoke highly of affordable (under $100) Manifold GIS training videos from gisadvisor.  ESRI software users and trainers, on the other hand, agreed that GIS training pricing options for the ESRI platform are similar in range to what ESRI charges for instructor-led courses.

Your mileage may vary.  I want to point out that this is a summary of the responses I received to my post, and does not pretend to be a comprehensive or representative study of GIS training pricing in the US.

[UPDATE February 28, 2008] In a comment posted after I published this summary, Alan tells us that he never took any formal GIS training -- he learned ArcView 3.2 and then ArcGIS 9.2 on the job, by doing and asking questions. In my experience, Alan's approach is representative of a large segment of GIS users.