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Welding program at Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlester
McAlester, OK · Public less-than-2-year · (918) 465-2323 · School website
In DOL's June 30, 2025 file under Oklahoma, which had not sent its program year 2024 report: may be out of date School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Oklahoma State Board of Career and Technology Education
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)
- $2,100
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $400
- Listed cost
- $2,500
- LengthIPEDS
- 1,050 clock hours, 9 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 121
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 34 graduates
- $24,017
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $35,831
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $48,702
- Typical pay for welders, cutters, solderers and brazersBLS OEWS May 2025, Oklahoma
- $49,720
- Cost, length and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- Earnings and debt: College Scorecard data files, June 10, 2026, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Oklahoma, read October 8, 2026.
Awards in this program
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 38 | 1,050 clock hours, 9 months | $2,100 |
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 83 | 1,050 clock hours, 9 months | $2,100 |
In DOL's file under Oklahoma (out of date)
| Listed program | Tuition and fees | Length | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Median earnings, 2nd quarter | Students who exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welding TechnologyOklahoma list, out of date · NCCER/Certificate of completion/Skills Progression · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $2,300+ $100 books | Competency-based or withheld | 90.7% | 78.6% | $9,734 | 43 |
Source: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov (ETA-9171), June 30, 2025 file, read October 8, 2026. Matched by name, address and CIP code.
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Oklahoma had not sent DOL its program year 2024 report, so its rows in this file may be out of date and are not shown as a current listing.
Reported by graduates
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