Welding program at Catawba Valley Community College

Hickory, NC · Public 2-year · (828) 327-7000 · School website

School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year): Not reported
LengthIPEDS: Not reported
CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels: 122
Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard: Not published (small cohort)
Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard: $43,883
National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools: $48,702
Typical pay for welders, cutters, solderers and brazersBLS OEWS May 2025, Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC: $46,080

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About this program

Catawba Valley Community College awarded 122 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its largest career program of 10 we list.

Award	CIP	Completions	Length	Tuition
Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)	48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder	100	Not reported	Not reported
Certificate (1 to under 2 years)	48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder	7	Not reported	Not reported
Associate degree	48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder	15	Not reported	Not reported