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Welding program at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Perkinston, MS · Public 2-year · (866) 735-1122 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (1 to under 2 years)
- Not reported
- LengthIPEDS
- Not reported
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 75
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard
- Not published (small cohort)
- Typical pay for welders, cutters, solderers and brazersBLS OEWS May 2025, Gulfport-Biloxi, MS
- $63,440
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
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College awarded 75 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its third largest career program of 15 we list.
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 59 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Associate degree | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 16 | Not reported | Not reported |
On Mississippi'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHORT TERM WELDING TRAINING | $750 | 15 | 100% | 83.1% | $8,543 |
| WELDING - TIG - 6-G CERTIFICATION | $750 | 15 | 100% | 83.1% | $8,543 |
| WELDING & CUTTING | $7,975 | 63 | 100% | 83.1% | $8,543 |
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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