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Welding program at Lanier Technical College
Gainesville, GA · Public 2-year · (770) 533-7000 · 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
- 160
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 23 graduates
- $28,890
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $48,702
- Typical pay for welders, cutters, solderers and brazersBLS OEWS May 2025, Gainesville, GA
- $48,430
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About this program
Lanier Technical College awarded 160 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its second largest career program of 20 we list.
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 128 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 32 | Not reported | Not reported |
On Georgia'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transition Center Welding CertificationWelding Certification · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $2,554 | 10 weeks, 6 hours a week | 95.1% | 52.8% | $9,200 | 122 |
| WELDING AND JOINING TECHNOLOGY Diploma--WAJ2Lanier Technical College · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 48.0508 | $7,318+ $1,080 books | 60 weeks, 15 hours a week | 28.4% | 78.2% | $8,989 | 236 |
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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