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Welding program at Hawkeye Community College
Waterloo, IA · Public 2-year · (319) 296-2320 · 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
- 39
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 22 graduates
- $45,509
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $64,717
- Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $72 a month over 10 years
- $6,800
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $48,702
- Typical pay for welders, cutters, solderers and brazersBLS OEWS May 2025, Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
- $51,080
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
Hawkeye Community College awarded 39 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its third largest career program of 9 we list.
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 20 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 19 | Not reported | Not reported |
On Iowa'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 program | Listed cost | Weeks | Completed | Employed, Q2 | Median earnings, Q2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production Welding Certificate | $3,175 | 9 | 50% | 93.9% | $8,868 |
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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