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Welding program at New River Community and Technical College
Beaver, WV · Public 2-year · (304) 929-5450 · 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
- 13
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard
- Not published (small cohort)
- Typical pay for welders, cutters, solderers and brazersBLS OEWS May 2025, Beckley, WV
- $48,960
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 River Community and Technical College awarded 13 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 8 career program of 16 we list.
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 0 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 7 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Associate degree | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 6 | Not reported | Not reported |
On West Virginia'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accelerated Pipe Welding ProgramCertificate of Completion and AWS certification · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $4,575+ $300 books | Competency-based or withheld | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| Combined WeldingWelding Certifications - AWS · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $6,368 | Competency-based or withheld | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| Combined Welding - Greenbrier Valley CampusCertificate of Completion AWS Certification · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $5,500 | Competency-based or withheld | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| Accelerated General Welding ProgramCertificate of completion and AWS certification · In person · CIP 48.0508 | Not reported | Competency-based or withheld | Suppressed | 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 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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