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Welding program at Mid-State Technical College

Wisconsin Rapids, WI · Public 2-year · (715) 422-5300 · School website

On Wisconsin's WIOA training list (U.S. DOL file, programs listed June 30, 2025) School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Higher Learning Commission

The program in figures

Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (under 12 weeks): Not reported
LengthIPEDS: Not reported
CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels: 35
Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 29 graduates: $38,653
Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard: $50,820
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

Mid-State Technical College awarded 35 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its third largest career program of 22 we list.

Award	CIP	Completions	Length	Tuition
Certificate (under 12 weeks)	48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder	23	Not reported	Not reported
Certificate (1 to under 2 years)	48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder	12	Not reported	Not reported

On Wisconsin's WIOA eligible training list

People who meet WIOA's rules for training services can have their local workforce board pay for a program on the state's approved training list. Limits vary by area. How WIOA training funds work.

Listed program	Listed cost	Weeks	Completed	Employed, Q2	Median earnings, Q2
Welding Technical Diploma	$6,303	32	36.4%	80.3%	$7,184
Stainless Steel Welding Technical Diploma	$1,387	16	85%	74.6%	$7,669

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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