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Welding program at Northshore Technical Community College
Lacombe, LA · Public 2-year · (985) 545-1500 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (under 12 weeks)
- Not reported
- LengthIPEDS
- Not reported
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 409
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 40 graduates
- $25,818
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $41,162
- Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $111 a month over 10 years
- $10,500
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $48,702
- Typical pay for welders, cutters, solderers and brazersBLS OEWS May 2025, Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA
- $60,810
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
Northshore Technical Community College awarded 409 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its second largest career program of 12 we list.
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (under 12 weeks) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 241 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 94 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 74 | Not reported | Not reported |
On Louisiana'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maritime Structural Fitter - WFNCCER Maritime Structural Fitter · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $4,500+ $225 books | 15 weeks, 40 hours a week | 100% | 100% | $4,844 | 173 |
| WeldingPreparation for Industry AWS Certification Test · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $8,206+ $1,575 books | 64 weeks, 40 hours a week | 100% | 100% | $4,844 | 173 |
| Introduction to Welding - WFNCCER Core Certification · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $2,500+ $1,000 books | 12 weeks, 16 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).
DOL marks this state's outcome reporting with a data quality note: read completion and employment figures with care.
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