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Welding program at Metropolitan Community College Area
Omaha, NE · Public 2-year · (531) 622-2400 · 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
- 125
- 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, Omaha, NE-IA
- $53,110
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
Metropolitan Community College Area awarded 125 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its third largest career program of 14 we list.
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 60 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 29 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Associate degree | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 36 | Not reported | Not reported |
On Nebraska's WIOA eligible training list
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| Listed program | Listed cost | Weeks | Completed | Employed, Q2 | Median earnings, Q2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welding - Pipe - Certificate of Completion | $2,190 | 24 | Suppressed | 75% | $9,082 |
| Welding Technology - Manufacturing - Certificate of Achievement | $4,051 | 64 | 25% | 77.8% | $6,254 |
| Welding Technology - Associate of Applied Science | $6,752 | 86 | 20.4% | 80.6% | $10,902 |
| Welding Technology - Structural Option - Certificate of Completion | $4,133 | 64 | 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 participants who exited between July 2021 and June 2025. Suppressed means the state withheld a small count. Matched to this school by name and address.
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