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Welding program at Forsyth Technical Community College
Winston-Salem, NC · Public 2-year · (336) 723-0371 · 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
- 79
- 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, Winston-Salem, NC
- $46,370
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
Forsyth Technical Community College awarded 79 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its third largest career program of 14 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 | 17 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Associate degree | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 15 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welding Technologies DegreeAssociates Degree · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 48.0508 | $1,140+ $108 books | 41 weeks, 30 hours a week | 44.2% | 73.6% | $10,133 | 147 |
| Welding Technology (Certificate)Welding Technology Certificate · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $1,368 | 40 weeks, 18 hours a week | 26.9% | 78.5% | $8,434 | 108 |
| Welding Technology (Diploma)Welding Technology Diploma · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $3,344 | 52 weeks, 40 hours a week | 37.6% | 82.9% | $8,825 | 93 |
| Welding, IndustrialAWS Welder Certification · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $270+ $300 books | 16 weeks, 16 hours a week | 65% | 76.5% | $10,590 | 60 |
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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