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Welding program at Nicolet Area Technical College

Rhinelander, WI · Public 2-year · (715) 365-4410 · 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 (12 weeks to under 1 year): Not reported
LengthIPEDS: Not reported
CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels: 11
Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard: Not published (small cohort)
Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard: $50,012
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

Nicolet Area Technical College awarded 11 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 5 career program of 11 we list.

Award	CIP	Completions	Length	Tuition
Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)	48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder	6	Not reported	Not reported
Certificate (1 to under 2 years)	48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder	5	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	$6,659	Not listed	56.2%	76.8%	$9,225
Welding/Maintenance and Fabrication	$3,283	Not listed	58.7%	77.4%	$7,349

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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