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Welding program at Lakeshore Technical College
Cleveland, WI · Public 2-year · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)
- Not reported
- LengthIPEDS
- Not reported
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 29
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 18 graduates
- $48,619
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $40,847
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $48,702
- Typical pay for welders, cutters, solderers and brazersBLS OEWS May 2025, Wisconsin
- $58,410
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
Lakeshore Technical College awarded 29 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its third largest career program of 13 we list.
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 27 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 2 | Not reported | Not reported |
On Wisconsin's WIOA eligible training provider list
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| Listed program | Tuition and fees | Length | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Median earnings, 2nd quarter | Students who exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intro to Industrial WeldingEmbedded Pathway Certificate; Starrett Tape and Ruler, Starrett Dial Calipers, Starrett Angle Measurement, Starrett Gage Measurement · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $1,889+ $200 books | Competency-based or withheld | 100% | 79.5% | $10,793 | 238 |
| Welding Fabrication TechnicianTechnical Diploma, Starret Precision Measuring -Dial Gauge Measurement, Starret Precision Measuring -Micrometer Measurement, Starret Precision Measuring-Angle Measurement, · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $12,110+ $520 books | Competency-based or withheld | 13.7% | 87.7% | $12,188 | 51 |
| Welding-IndustrialTechnical Diploma, Starret Precision Measuring -Micrometer Measurement, Starret Precision Measuring-Angle Measurement, Starret Precision Measuring -Gauge Measurement, Advanced Pipe Welding Proc - 6G s · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $5,871+ $569 books | Competency-based or withheld | 42.5% | 81.3% | $10,400 | 127 |
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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