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Welding program at Paul D Camp Community College
Franklin, VA · Public 2-year · (757) 569-6700 · 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
- 11
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard
- Not published (small cohort)
- Typical pay for welders, cutters, solderers and brazersBLS OEWS May 2025, Virginia
- $59,180
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
Paul D Camp Community College awarded 11 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its second largest career program of 5 we list.
On Virginia'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fast Track WeldingAWS Certified Welder · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $3,900 | 3 weeks, 40 hours a week | 85.1% | 56.7% | $6,837 | 47 |
| General Welding (credit program)AWS Certified Welder · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $2,947 | 16 weeks, 1 hours a week | 75% | 83.3% | $8,923 | 12 |
| Marine Welding Level 1AWS Certification · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $3,900 | 3 weeks, 40 hours a week | 90% | 86.7% | $9,855 | 40 |
| Marine Welding Level 2AWS Certification · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $3,900 | 3 weeks, 40 hours a week | 100% | 55.6% | $10,870 | 13 |
| Marine Welding Level 3AWS Certification · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $3,900 | 3 weeks, 40 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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