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Welding program at Great Oaks Career Campuses

Cincinnati, OH · Public less-than-2-year · (513) 771-8881 · School website

On Ohio's WIOA training list (U.S. DOL file, programs listed June 30, 2025) School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Council on Occupational Education

The program in figures

Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (1 to under 2 years)
$8,466
Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
$3,092
Listed cost
$11,558
LengthIPEDS
900 clock hours, 11 months
CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
13
Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 53 graduates
$41,277
Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
$56,665
Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $58 a month over 10 years
$5,500
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

Great Oaks Career Campuses awarded 13 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its third largest career program of 4 we list. Its listed tuition of $8,466 compares with a Ohio median wage of $50,340 for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers (BLS, May 2025).

On Ohio's WIOA eligible training list

People who meet WIOA's rules for training services can have their local workforce board pay for a program on the state's approved training list. Limits vary by area. How WIOA training funds work.

Listed programListed costWeeksCompletedEmployed, Q2Median earnings, Q2
Welding Technician$9,089Not listedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressed
Welding Fundamentals$1,770Not listedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressed

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all participants who exited between July 2021 and June 2025. Suppressed means the state withheld a small count. Matched to this school by name and address.

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