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Welding program at Central Georgia Technical College

Warner Robins, GA · Public 2-year · (478) 757-3400 · School website

On Georgia's WIOA training list (U.S. DOL file, programs listed June 30, 2025) School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

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: 359
Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 20 graduates: $29,107
Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard: $37,169
National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools: $48,702
Typical pay for welders, cutters, solderers and brazersBLS OEWS May 2025, Warner Robins, GA: $50,170

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

Central Georgia Technical College awarded 359 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its largest career program of 23 we list.

Award	CIP	Completions	Length	Tuition
Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)	48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder	338	Not reported	Not reported
Certificate (1 to under 2 years)	48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder	21	Not reported	Not reported

On Georgia's WIOA eligible training list

People who meet WIOA's rules for training services can have their local workforce board pay for a program on the state's approved training list. Limits vary by area. How WIOA training funds work.

Listed program	Listed cost	Weeks	Completed	Employed, Q2	Median earnings, Q2
Welding and Joining Technology Technical Certificates [ACCELERATED]	$3,200	16	83.3%	59.7%	$11,752
Welding Fundamentals-120 Hour Class (Economic Development)	$4,950	2	88.2%	61.1%	$6,384
Advanced Shielded Metal Arc Welder Technical Certificate (OSM1)	$1,389	16	65.9%	32.1%	$7,060
Welding and Joining Technology Diploma (WAJ2)	$6,055	58	11.6%	70.8%	$8,384

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all participants who exited between July 2021 and June 2025. Suppressed means the state withheld a small count. Matched to this school by name and address.

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