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Welding program at Joliet Junior College
Joliet, IL · Public 2-year · (815) 729-9020 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (under 12 weeks)
- Not reported
- LengthIPEDS
- Not reported
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 43
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard
- Not published (small cohort)
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $48,702
- Typical pay for welders, cutters, solderers and brazersBLS OEWS May 2025, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
- $52,650
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
Joliet Junior College awarded 43 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 7 career program of 16 we list.
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (under 12 weeks) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 29 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 11 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 0 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Associate degree | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 3 | Not reported | Not reported |
On Illinois'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welding Technology (AAS) - TE976Associate?s Degree · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $1+ $7 books | 104 weeks, 40 hours a week | Suppressed | 88.4% | $7,948 | 43 |
| Basic Welding (CCO) - TE078Industry-Recognized Certificate · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $1+ $7 books | 26 weeks, 40 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| FCAW-Flux Core Arc Welding (CCO)-TE077Community College Certificate · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $4+ $7 books | 48 weeks, 40 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| GMAW- Gas Metal Arc Welding (CCO)- TE079In person · CIP 48.0508 | $1+ $7 books | 32 weeks, 40 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| GTAW- Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (CCO)- TE082In person · CIP 48.0508 | $1+ $7 books | 32 weeks, 40 hours a week | 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).
DOL marks this state's outcome reporting with a data quality note: read completion and employment figures with care.
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