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Welding program at Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID · Public 4-year · (208) 282-2700 · School website

On Idaho's WIOA training list (U.S. DOL file, programs listed June 30, 2025) School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

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: 55
Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 20 graduates: $64,581
Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard: $82,683
Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $95 a month over 10 years: $9,000
National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools: $48,702
Typical pay for welders, cutters, solderers and brazersBLS OEWS May 2025, Pocatello, ID: $58,140

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

Idaho State University awarded 55 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its second largest career program of 14 we list.

Award	CIP	Completions	Length	Tuition
Certificate (1 to under 2 years)	48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder	51	Not reported	Not reported
Associate degree	48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder	4	Not reported	Not reported

On Idaho'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
Welding	$1,000	8	97.3%	45.2%	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 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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