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Welding program at Bates Technical College
Tacoma, WA · Public 4-year · (253) 680-7000 · 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
- 44
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard
- Not published (small cohort)
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $48,702
- Typical pay for welders, cutters, solderers and brazersBLS OEWS May 2025, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- $66,240
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
Bates Technical College awarded 44 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 4 career program of 17 we list.
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 21 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 0 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Certificate (2 to under 4 years) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 1 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Associate degree | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 22 | Not reported | Not reported |
On Washington'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WelderCertificate of Competency · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $2,707 | 30 weeks, 40 hours a week | 48.4% | 76.9% | $10,113 | 31 |
| Welder ICertificate of Training · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $1,985 | 22 weeks, 33 hours a week | 48.4% | 76.9% | $10,113 | 31 |
| Welder IICertificate of Training · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $1,985 | 22 weeks, 34 hours a week | 48.4% | 76.9% | $10,113 | 31 |
| WeldingAas · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $11,034 | 60 weeks, 35 hours a week | 48.4% | 76.9% | $10,113 | 31 |
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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