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Welding program at George C Wallace Community College-Dothan
Dothan, AL · Public 2-year · (334) 983-3521 · 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
- 52
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 16 graduates
- $36,834
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $48,659
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $48,702
- Typical pay for welders, cutters, solderers and brazersBLS OEWS May 2025, Alabama
- $48,490
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About this program
George C Wallace Community College-Dothan awarded 52 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 4 career program of 8 we list.
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 24 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 28 | Not reported | Not reported |
On Alabama'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial WeldingAlabama list · Certificate in Industrial Welding · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $3,500 | 12 weeks, 12 hours a week | 43% | 5.2% | $5,601 | 114 |
| Industrial Welding - CertificateGeorgia list · Certificate of Completion for Industrial Welding · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $3,500 | 12 weeks, 12 hours a week | 93.5% | 29% | $6,240 | 31 |
| Welding Technology - CertificateGeorgia list · Certificate in Welding Technology · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $9,571+ $1,024 books | 60 weeks, 30 hours a week | 46.3% | 52.9% | $20,613 | 123 |
| Welding Technology CertificateAlabama list · Welding Technology Certificate · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $9,499+ $1,104 books | 60 weeks, 22 hours a week | 36.5% | 3.6% | $4,192 | 167 |
| Basic Mig WeldingAlabama list · American Welding Society Certified Welder · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $3,500 | Competency-based or withheld | 86.5% | Suppressed | Suppressed | 37 |
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).
DOL marks this state's outcome reporting with a data quality note: read completion and employment figures with care.
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