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Welding program at Green River College
Auburn, WA · Public 4-year · (253) 833-9111 · 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
- 12
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard
- Not published (small cohort)
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $48,702
- Typical pay for welders, cutters, solderers and brazersBLS OEWS May 2025, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- $66,240
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
Green River College awarded 12 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 9 career program of 10 we list.
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 0 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 6 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Associate degree | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 6 | Not reported | Not reported |
On Washington'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Arc WeldingCertificate · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 48.0508 | $2,531 | 22 weeks, 20 hours a week | 72.1% | 68.9% | $11,263 | 43 |
| Basic Arc & FlameCertificate · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 48.0508 | $2,531 | 22 weeks, 12 hours a week | 72.1% | 68.9% | $11,263 | 43 |
| Intermediate Arc & FlameCertificate · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $2,531 | 22 weeks, 20 hours a week | 72.1% | 68.9% | $11,263 | 43 |
| Welding TechnologyAas · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 48.0508 | $6,902 | 60 weeks, 9 hours a week | 72.1% | 68.9% | $11,263 | 43 |
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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