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Welding program at Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology
Pleasant Gap, PA · Public 2-year · (814) 359-2793 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (1 to under 2 years)
- $11,206
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $675
- Listed cost
- $11,881
- LengthIPEDS
- 900 clock hours, 9 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 6
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard
- Not published (small cohort)
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $49,671
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $48,702
- Typical pay for welders, cutters, solderers and brazersBLS OEWS May 2025, State College, PA
- $51,030
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About this program
Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology awarded 6 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 4 career program of 9 we list. Its listed tuition of $11,206 compares with a Pennsylvania median wage of $52,900 for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers (BLS, May 2025).
On Pennsylvania'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Structural Welding | $10,420 | 38 | 70.6% | 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 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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