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Welding program at Gateway Technical College
Kenosha, WI · Public 2-year · (262) 564-2200 · 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
- 143
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 83 graduates
- $38,659
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $54,860
- 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, Kenosha, WI
- $57,780
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 Technical College awarded 143 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 4 career program of 21 we list.
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 110 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 33 | Not reported | Not reported |
On Wisconsin'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WeldingTechnical Diploma · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $9,973 | 45 weeks, 38 hours a week | 45% | 68.8% | $8,630 | 282 |
| Welding/Maintenance & FabricationTechnical Diploma · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $3,783 | 15 weeks, 38 hours a week | 72.1% | 57.3% | $7,723 | 566 |
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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