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Welding program at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
Asheville, NC · Public 2-year · (828) 254-1921 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)
- Not reported
- LengthIPEDS
- Not reported
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 46
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 19 graduates
- $37,078
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $45,919
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $48,702
- Typical pay for welders, cutters, solderers and brazersBLS OEWS May 2025, Asheville, NC
- $52,540
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
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College awarded 46 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 5 career program of 16 we list.
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 32 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 10 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Associate degree | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 4 | Not reported | Not reported |
On North Carolina'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welding Technology AAS DegreeDegree · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $6,479+ $1,585 books | 80 weeks, 40 hours a week | 57.9% | 69.2% | $8,141 | 57 |
| Welding Technology DiplomaWelding Technology · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $2,812 | 48 weeks, 40 hours a week | 44.4% | 78.3% | $7,269 | 27 |
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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