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Welding program at Hennepin Technical College
Brooklyn Park, MN · Public 2-year · (952) 995-1300 · 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
- 38
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 27 graduates
- $52,456
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $69,442
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $48,702
- Typical pay for welders, cutters, solderers and brazersBLS OEWS May 2025, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
- $61,880
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
Hennepin Technical College awarded 38 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 6 career program of 14 we list.
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 33 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 5 | Not reported | Not reported |
On Minnesota'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GMAW Production Welder (MIG)Sub-bachelor's postsecondary award 1-29 semester or trimester credits or 1-44 quarter credits or 1-899 contact hours · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $2,582 | 30 weeks, 16 hours a week | 32.5% | 77.2% | $9,279 | 237 |
| GTAW Production Welder (TIG)Sub-bachelor's postsecondary award 1-29 semester or trimester credits or 1-44 quarter credits or 1-899 contact hours · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $2,582 | 30 weeks, 16 hours a week | 32.5% | 77.2% | $9,279 | 237 |
| Robotic Arc WeldingSub-bachelor's postsecondary award 1-29 semester or trimester credits or 1-44 quarter credits or 1-899 contact hours · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $3,066 | 30 weeks, 19 hours a week | 32.5% | 77.2% | $9,279 | 237 |
| Structural Iron Fabrication and RepairSub-bachelor's postsecondary award 1-29 semester or trimester credits or 1-44 quarter credits or 1-899 contact hours · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $3,550 | 30 weeks, 22 hours a week | 32.5% | 77.2% | $9,279 | 237 |
| WeldingSub-bachelor's postsecondary award 30-59 semester or trimester credits or 45-89 quarter credits 900-1799 contact hours · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $8,876 | 60 weeks, 50 hours a week | 32.5% | 77.2% | $9,279 | 237 |
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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