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Welding program at Des Moines Area Community College
Ankeny, IA · Public 2-year · (515) 964-6200 · School website
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
- 333
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 47 graduates
- $39,397
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $52,238
- Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $58 a month over 10 years
- $5,500
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $48,702
- Typical pay for welders, cutters, solderers and brazersBLS OEWS May 2025, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
- $59,980
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
Des Moines Area Community College awarded 333 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its second largest career program of 17 we list.
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (under 12 weeks) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 184 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 68 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 81 | Not reported | Not reported |
On Iowa'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welding, Production MIG WeldingProduction MIG Welding Certificate · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $5,600 | 12 weeks, 20 hours a week | 59.7% | 75.8% | $8,427 | 653 |
| Welding DiplomaWelding Diploma · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $6,660+ $1,140 books | 42 weeks, 23 hours a week | Suppressed | 78.1% | $7,486 | 51 |
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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