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Welding program at Georgia Northwestern Technical College
Rome, GA · Public 2-year · (706) 295-6963 · 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
- 235
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 23 graduates
- $38,002
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $52,968
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $48,702
- Typical pay for welders, cutters, solderers and brazersBLS OEWS May 2025, Rome, GA
- $42,280
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
Georgia Northwestern Technical College awarded 235 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its second largest career program of 23 we list.
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 197 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 38 | Not reported | Not reported |
On Georgia'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gas Metal Arc Welding (MIG) Skills CourseMIG Certificate · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 48.0508 | $850+ $275 books | 4 weeks, 4 hours a week | 100% | 60.7% | $5,313 | 31 |
| Welding and Joining Technology (WAJ2) DiplomaWelding and Joining Technology Diploma · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 48.0508 | $8,250+ $1,300 books | 55 weeks, 10 hours a week | 24.2% | 77.2% | $6,859 | 297 |
| Gas Metal Arc Welder (GM31) CertificateGas Metal Arc Welder (GM31) Certificate · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 48.0508 | $1,971+ $355 books | 30 weeks, 5 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| Gas Tungsten Arc Welder (GTA1) CertificateGas Tungsten Arc Welder (GTA1) Certificate · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 48.0508 | $1,971+ $350 books | 4 weeks, 1 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
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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