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Welding program at Hinds Community College

Raymond, MS · Public 2-year · (601) 857-5261 · School website

On Mississippi's WIOA eligible training provider list (DOL file dated June 30, 2025) School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

The program in figures

Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (1 to under 2 years)
Not reported
LengthIPEDS
Not reported
CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
97
Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 89 graduates
$22,434
Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
$37,118
Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $57 a month over 10 years
$5,373
National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
$48,702
Typical pay for welders, cutters, solderers and brazersBLS OEWS May 2025, Jackson, MS
$52,220

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

Hinds Community College awarded 97 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 4 career program of 19 we list.

On Mississippi'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 programTuition and feesLengthCompletedEmployed, 2nd quarterMedian earnings, 2nd quarterStudents who exited
Welder - Associates DegreeAssociate Degree - Welding Technology · In person · CIP 48.0508$7,900+ $1,625 books60 weeks, 16 hours a week100%81.2%$6,38984
Welding & CuttingCareer Certificate - Welding Technology · In person · CIP 48.0508$4,100+ $825 books30 weeks, 28 hours a weekSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressed
Welding - Technical CertificateTechnical Certificate - Welding Technology · In person · CIP 48.0508$6,000+ $1,225 books45 weeks, 28 hours a weekSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressed

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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