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Welding program at Advanced Technology Institute
Virginia Beach, VA · Private for-profit 2-year · (757) 490-1241 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (1 to under 2 years)
- Not reported
- LengthIPEDS
- Not reported
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 59
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 49 graduates
- $43,656
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $56,751
- Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $127 a month over 10 years
- $12,000
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $48,702
- Typical pay for welders, cutters, solderers and brazersBLS OEWS May 2025, Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
- $62,670
Every line comes from the federal file named under it. A blank means the source does not publish the figure for this program; we never estimate it.
About this program
Advanced Technology Institute awarded 59 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its second largest career program of 4 we list.
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 45 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Associate degree | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 14 | Not reported | Not reported |
On Virginia's WIOA eligible training provider list
People who meet WIOA's rules for training services can have their local workforce board pay for a program on the state's eligible training provider list. Limits vary by area. How WIOA training funds work.
| Listed program | Tuition and fees | Length | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Median earnings, 2nd quarter | Students who exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maritime Welding TechnologyMaritime Welding Technology Diploma · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $27,746+ $1,980 books | 60 weeks, 20 hours a week | 60.3% | 40% | Suppressed | 199 |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all students who exited between July 2021 and June 2025, not only WIOA-funded ones. Median earnings are one quarter's pay in the second quarter after exit. Suppressed means DOL withheld the figure (a small group, nothing reported, or a data quality hold); for length it can also mean a competency-based program. Matched to this page by provider name, address and field of study (CIP code).
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