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Welding program at Portage Lakes Career Center
Uniontown, OH · Public less-than-2-year · (330) 896-8200 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)
- $8,995
- LengthIPEDS
- 600 clock hours, 10 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 15
- 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, Akron, OH
- $50,340
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About this program
Portage Lakes Career Center awarded 15 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 6 career program of 9 we list. Its listed tuition of $8,995 compares with a Ohio median wage of $50,340 for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers (BLS, May 2025).
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| Listed program | Listed cost | Weeks | Completed | Employed, Q2 | Median earnings, Q2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welding Technology | $8,995 | Not listed | 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 participants who exited between July 2021 and June 2025. Suppressed means the state withheld a small count. Matched to this school by name and address.
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