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Welding program at Pearl River Community College
Poplarville, MS · Public 2-year · (601) 403-1000 · 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
- 31
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard
- Not published (small cohort)
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $48,702
- Typical pay for welders, cutters, solderers and brazersBLS OEWS May 2025, Mississippi
- $51,100
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
Pearl River Community College awarded 31 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 4 career program of 13 we list.
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 18 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Associate degree | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 13 | Not reported | Not reported |
On Mississippi'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welder - Associates DegreeCareer Certificate Technical Certificate Associate Applied Science · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $8,420+ $1,100 books | 64 weeks, 48 hours a week | 100% | 68.4% | $9,871 | 67 |
| Welding - Career CertificateWorkforce Certificate · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $500 | 16 weeks, 28 hours a week | 86.7% | 57.1% | $7,916 | 15 |
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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