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Welding program at Grand Rapids Community College
Grand Rapids, MI · Public 2-year · (616) 234-4000 · 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
- 45
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 51 graduates
- $34,042
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $46,375
- Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $45 a month over 10 years
- $4,240
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $48,702
- Typical pay for welders, cutters, solderers and brazersBLS OEWS May 2025, Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI
- $48,920
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
Grand Rapids Community College awarded 45 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 4 career program of 12 we list.
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 29 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 11 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Associate degree | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 5 | Not reported | Not reported |
On Michigan'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welding Certificate (931)Certificate of Completion · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $5,459+ $1,200 books | 30 weeks, 15 hours a week | 88.2% | 88.2% | $10,412 | 17 |
| Welding Technology AAAS (932)Associates of Applied Arts and Sciences · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $10,418+ $1,746 books | 60 weeks, 15 hours a week | 11.3% | 85% | $12,723 | 53 |
| Welding/Fabrication TechnicianCertificate of Completion · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $6,601 | 18 weeks, 34 hours a week | 87.5% | Suppressed | Suppressed | 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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