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Welding program at Hobart Institute of Welding Technology
Troy, OH · Private nonprofit less-than-2-year · (937) 332-9500 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)
- $14,200
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $1,154
- Listed cost
- $15,354
- LengthIPEDS
- 840 clock hours, 6 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 297
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 372 graduates
- $45,370
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $59,016
- 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, Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH
- $50,390
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
Hobart Institute of Welding Technology awarded 297 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), the only career program we list for it. Its listed tuition of $14,200 compares with a Ohio median wage of $50,340 for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers (BLS, May 2025).
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 42 | 840 clock hours, 6 months | $14,200 |
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 255 | 840 clock hours, 6 months | $14,200 |
On Ohio'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 program | Tuition and fees | Length | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Median earnings, 2nd quarter | Students who exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathways Welding ProgramCommunity college certificate of completion · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $23,525+ $1,465 books | Competency-based or withheld | 93.2% | 93.8% | $4,870 | 528 |
| Structural Welding ProgramCommunity college certificate of completion · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $14,325+ $1,154 books | Competency-based or withheld | 84.6% | 84.9% | $5,624 | 143 |
| Preparation for AWS Welding Inspector/Educator (CWI/CWE) ExaminationCertificate/Certification · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $3,155+ $576 books | Competency-based or withheld | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
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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