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Welding program at Fred W Eberle Technical Center
Buckhannon, WV · Public 2-year · (304) 472-1259 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)
- $2,999
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $300
- Listed cost
- $3,299
- LengthIPEDS
- 600 clock hours, 10 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 12
- 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, West Virginia
- $48,810
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
Fred W Eberle Technical Center awarded 12 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its third largest career program of 5 we list. Its listed tuition of $2,999 compares with a West Virginia median wage of $48,810 for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers (BLS, May 2025).
On West Virginia's WIOA eligible training provider list
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| Listed program | Tuition and fees | Length | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Median earnings, 2nd quarter | Students who exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WeldingCertificate · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $1,650+ $1,150 books | Competency-based or withheld | 100% | 100% | $6,370 | 24 |
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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