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Welding program at Minneapolis Community and Technical College
Minneapolis, MN · Public 2-year · (612) 659-6000 · 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
- 20
- 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, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
- $61,880
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About this program
Minneapolis Community and Technical College awarded 20 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 6 career program of 8 we list.
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 12 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 4 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Associate degree | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 4 | Not reported | Not reported |
On Minnesota'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welding and Metal FabricationSub-bachelor's postsecondary award 30-59 semester or trimester credits or 45-89 quarter credits 900-1799 contact hours · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $4,797 | 60 weeks, 30 hours a week | 40% | 74.7% | $6,623 | 95 |
| Welding and Metal FabricationSub-bachelor's postsecondary award 30-59 semester or trimester credits or 45-89 quarter credits 900-1799 contact hours · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $7,630 | 60 weeks, 45 hours a week | 40% | 74.7% | $6,623 | 95 |
| Welding and Metal FabricationAssociate's degree such as A.A. A.S. and others · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $9,594 | 120 weeks, 50 hours a week | 24.1% | 63.9% | $7,719 | 133 |
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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