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Welding program at Delgado Community College
New Orleans, LA · Public 2-year · (504) 671-5000 · 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
- 47
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 18 graduates
- $32,636
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $42,367
- Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $159 a month over 10 years
- $15,000
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $48,702
- Typical pay for welders, cutters, solderers and brazersBLS OEWS May 2025, New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- $63,270
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
Delgado Community College awarded 47 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 5 career program of 21 we list.
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 47 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 0 | Not reported | Not reported |
On Louisiana'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maritime Structural FitterNc3 Smaw · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $4,500+ $225 books | 12 weeks, 40 hours a week | 100% | 100% | $7,004 | 27 |
| Skilled Crafts Training- WeldingNC3 welding certificates, OSHA 10 and Forklift Operator · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $3,750+ $250 books | 12 weeks, 16 hours a week | 100% | 100% | $7,004 | 27 |
| Welding Boot CampNCCER Core, OSHA 10, First Aid · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $3,215+ $415 books | 16 weeks, 40 hours a week | 100% | 100% | $7,004 | 27 |
| Short Term WeldingN/A · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $2,585+ $415 books | 8 weeks, 16 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| Welding PlusNCCER Construction Site Safety and Welding · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $5,092+ $415 books | 16 weeks, 16 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).
DOL marks this state's outcome reporting with a data quality note: read completion and employment figures with care.
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