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Welding program at Craven Community College
New Bern, NC · Public 2-year · (252) 638-7200 · 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
- 60
- 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, North Carolina
- $50,590
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
Craven Community College awarded 60 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its second largest career program of 8 we list.
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 49 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 5 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Associate degree | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCCER Welding Level 1National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) Welding Level 1 Certification · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $180+ $475 books | 10 weeks, 28 hours a week | 68.3% | 38.4% | $7,481 | 120 |
| NCCER Welding Level 1 & 2 Combo WFD/CEWelding Level 1 & 2 Certificate · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $180+ $714 books | 29 weeks, 20 hours a week | 66.8% | 44.1% | $7,241 | 190 |
| NCCER Welding Level 2National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) Welding Level 2 Certificate · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $180+ $266 books | 16 weeks, 28 hours a week | 68.3% | 38.4% | $7,481 | 120 |
| Welding Technology (A50420) AA/ASWelding Technology Degree · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $5,967+ $1,700 books | 80 weeks, 17 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| Welding Technology Diploma (D50420)Welding Technology Diploma · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $3,535+ $1,750 books | 16 weeks, 12 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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