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Welding program at Ozarks Technical Community College
Springfield, MO · Public 4-year · (417) 447-7500 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (1 to under 2 years)
- Not reported
- LengthIPEDS
- Not reported
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 58
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 44 graduates
- $32,817
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $47,218
- Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $44 a month over 10 years
- $4,115
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $48,702
- Typical pay for welders, cutters, solderers and brazersBLS OEWS May 2025, Springfield, MO
- $54,080
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
Ozarks Technical Community College awarded 58 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its third largest career program of 13 we list.
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 51 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Associate degree | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 7 | Not reported | Not reported |
On Missouri'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 Technology - Industrial Welding SpecialistC1-certificate 1 Year But < 2 Year · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $7,951+ $1,000 books | 20 weeks, 15 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| Welding Technology - Stainless AASAas-2 Year Degree · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $13,232+ $2,000 books | 64 weeks, 15 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | 4 |
| Welding Technology - Stainless CertificateC1-certificate 1 Year But < 2 Year · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $6,933+ $1,000 books | 32 weeks, 15 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | 10 |
| Welding Technology - Structural AASAas-2 Year Degree · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $13,032+ $2,000 books | 64 weeks, 15 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | 7 |
| Welding Technology - Structural CertificateC1-certificate 1 Year But < 2 Year · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $6,933+ $1,000 books | 32 weeks, 15 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | 11 |
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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