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Welding program at Northeast Community College
Norfolk, NE · Public 2-year · (402) 371-2020 · 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
- 60
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 43 graduates
- $38,353
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $55,434
- Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $58 a month over 10 years
- $5,500
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $48,702
- Typical pay for welders, cutters, solderers and brazersBLS OEWS May 2025, Nebraska
- $52,220
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
Northeast Community College awarded 60 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its largest career program of 13 we list.
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 31 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 29 | Not reported | Not reported |
On Nebraska'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 - DiplomaNebraska list · Welding - Diploma · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $4,352+ $1,944 books | 34 weeks, 29 hours a week | 70.3% | 71.1% | $10,415 | 101 |
| Welding - DiplomaIowa list · Welding Diploma · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $4,352+ $2,144 books | 34 weeks, 29 hours a week | 71.6% | 84.6% | $9,066 | 102 |
| Welding - CertificateNebraska list · American Welding Society Certification · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $2,360+ $2,731 books | 16 weeks, 32 hours a week | 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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