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Welding program at Gateway Community and Technical College
Florence, KY · Public 2-year · (859) 441-4500 · 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
- 192
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 36 graduates
- $42,233
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $60,507
- Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $90 a month over 10 years
- $8,500
- 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
Gateway Community and Technical College awarded 192 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 4 career program of 12 we list.
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (under 12 weeks) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 87 | 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 | 24 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Associate degree | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 13 | Not reported | Not reported |
On Kentucky'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic Welding Boot CampIn person · CIP 48.0508 | Not reported+ $1,000 books | 1 week, 40 hours a week | Suppressed | 66.7% | $7,474 | 6 |
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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