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Welding program at New Mexico State University-Dona Ana
Las Cruces, NM · Public 2-year · (575) 528-7000 · 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
- 22
- 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, Las Cruces, NM
- $47,520
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
New Mexico State University-Dona Ana awarded 22 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its second largest career program of 16 we list.
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 5 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Associate degree | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 17 | Not reported | Not reported |
On New Mexico'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welding Technology - Associate of Applied ScienceWelding Technology - Associate of Applied Science · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $3,552+ $2,950 books | 104 weeks, 25 hours a week | 100% | 61.9% | $6,801 | 75 |
| Welding Technology - Certificate of CompletionCertificate of Completion - Welding Technology · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 48.0508 | $4,250+ $1,500 books | 60 weeks, 15 hours a week | 100% | 61.9% | $6,801 | 75 |
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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