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Welding program at Cuesta College

San Luis Obispo, CA · Public 2-year · (805) 546-3100 · School website

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

The program in figures

Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (under 12 weeks): Not reported
LengthIPEDS: Not reported
CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels: 79
Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard: Not published (small cohort)
Typical pay for welders, cutters, solderers and brazersBLS OEWS May 2025, San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA: $53,280

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

Cuesta College awarded 79 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its second largest career program of 11 we list.

Award	CIP	Completions	Length	Tuition
Certificate (under 12 weeks)	48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder	59	Not reported	Not reported
Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)	48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder	12	Not reported	Not reported
Certificate (1 to under 2 years)	48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder	3	Not reported	Not reported
Associate degree	48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder	5	Not reported	Not reported

On California'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 Technology Pipe C.S.	$494	36	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed
Welding Technology Structural C.S.	$494	36	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed
Welding Technology C.A.	$1,186	36	30%	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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