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Welding program at Elite Welding Academy LLC
Cincinnati, OH · Private for-profit less-than-2-year · (513) 874-1410 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)
- $12,800
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $6,100
- Listed cost
- $18,900
- LengthIPEDS
- 1,000 clock hours, 7 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 69
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 97 graduates
- $38,717
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $55,098
- Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $101 a month over 10 years
- $9,500
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $48,702
- Typical pay for welders, cutters, solderers and brazersBLS OEWS May 2025, Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- $51,990
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
Elite Welding Academy LLC awarded 69 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), the only career program we list for it. Its listed tuition of $12,800 compares with a Ohio median wage of $50,340 for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers (BLS, May 2025).
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 0 | 1,000 clock hours, 7 months | $12,800 |
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 69 | 1,000 clock hours, 7 months | $12,800 |
On Ohio'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/Welder. | Not listed | Not listed | 78.3% | 35% | $4,827 |
| Structural And Pipe Welding Program (10001892 Cincinnati) | $12,196 | 26 | 89.4% | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| Structural Welding Program (10001893 Cincinnati) | $6,876 | 25 | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| Manufacturing Welding Program | $3,365 | Not listed | 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 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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