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Welding program at Lynnes Welding Training
Fargo, ND · Private for-profit less-than-2-year · (701) 893-2295 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)
- $14,575
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $1,275
- Listed cost
- $15,850
- LengthIPEDS
- 480 clock hours, 3 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 103
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 65 graduates
- $45,833
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $58,273
- Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $36 a month over 10 years
- $3,385
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $48,702
- Typical pay for welders, cutters, solderers and brazersBLS OEWS May 2025, Fargo, ND-MN
- $61,140
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
Lynnes Welding Training awarded 103 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), the only career program we list for it. Its listed tuition of $14,575 compares with a North Dakota median wage of $62,000 for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers (BLS, May 2025).
On North Dakota'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 120STK1 SMAW - Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Stick) ProgramOccupational Skills certificate or credential · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 48.0508 | $9,500+ $1,000 books | 3 weeks, 40 hours a week | 100% | 100% | $15,277 | 9 |
| 200 Hour Gas Metal Arc Welding SkillsOccupational Skills certificate or credential · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 48.0508 | $9,000+ $1,000 books | 5 weeks, 40 hours a week | 77.4% | 80.8% | $10,192 | 31 |
| 480 Hour COM1 Combination Welder 1Occupational Skills certificate or credential · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 48.0508 | $15,100 | 12 weeks, 40 hours a week | 93.5% | 84.7% | $12,691 | 155 |
| 640 Hour Combination Welder IIOccupational Skills certificate or credential · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 48.0508 | $17,900 | 16 weeks, 40 hours a week | 91.7% | 94.7% | $12,173 | 84 |
| 120MIG1 GMAW - Gas Metal Arc Welding (MIG) ProgramOccupational Skills certificate or credential · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 48.0508 | $4,300 | 3 weeks, 40 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| 120TIG1 GTAW - Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (TIG) ProgramOccupational Skills certificate or credential · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 48.0508 | $4,300 | 3 weeks, 40 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| 200 hr PIPSTK1 Uphill SMAW Pipe Welding (Stick) ProgramOccupational Skills certificate or credential · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 48.0508 | $7,800+ $200 books | 5 weeks, 40 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| 200 hr PIPTIG1 GTAW Pipe Welding (TIG) ProgramOccupational Skills certificate or credential · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 48.0508 | $13,000+ $1,000 books | 5 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).
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