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Welding program at North Georgia Technical College
Clarkesville, GA · Public 2-year · (706) 754-7700 · 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
- 92
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 35 graduates
- $45,472
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $55,479
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $48,702
- Typical pay for welders, cutters, solderers and brazersBLS OEWS May 2025, Georgia
- $48,430
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
North Georgia Technical College awarded 92 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its third largest career program of 17 we list.
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 60 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 32 | Not reported | Not reported |
On Georgia'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transition Center Welding CertificationTransition Center Welding Certification · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 48.0508 | $5,235 | 8 weeks, 40 hours a week | 93.9% | 63.3% | $10,216 | 66 |
| Pipe Welder Certificate--PW11Pipe Welder Certificate · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 48.0508 | $1,579+ $350 books | 36 weeks, 15 hours a week | Suppressed | 71% | $5,692 | 62 |
| Welding Technology Diploma--WT22Welding Technology Diploma · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 48.0508 | $5,950+ $1,040 books | 50 weeks, 40 hours a week | Suppressed | 65.8% | $6,329 | 72 |
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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