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Welding program at Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute
Hudson, NC · Public 2-year · (828) 726-2200 · 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
- 40
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard
- Not published (small cohort)
- Typical pay for welders, cutters, solderers and brazersBLS OEWS May 2025, Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
- $46,080
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
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute awarded 40 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its largest career program of 9 we list.
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 25 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 1 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Associate degree | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 14 | 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 (A50420)Welding Technology · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $5,092+ $232 books | 80 weeks, 13 hours a week | 35.7% | 77.8% | $10,483 | 56 |
| Welding Technology (C50420) CertificateWelding Technology · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $2,013+ $222 books | 32 weeks, 9 hours a week | 30.6% | 75.7% | $4,340 | 49 |
| Welding Technology Diploma - D50420Welding Technology · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $4,102+ $232 books | 48 weeks, 12 hours a week | 44.4% | 80% | $8,256 | 9 |
| MIG Welding Training CourseMIG Welding Certification · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $182 | 18 weeks, 6 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
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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