Home / Welding Schools / Missouri / Ranken Technical College
Welding program at Ranken Technical College
Saint Louis, MO · Private nonprofit 4-year · (314) 371-0236 · 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
- 44
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 73 graduates
- $45,004
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $54,143
- Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $101 a month over 10 years
- $9,500
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $48,702
- Typical pay for welders, cutters, solderers and brazersBLS OEWS May 2025, St. Louis, MO-IL
- $51,640
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
Ranken Technical College awarded 44 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 4 career program of 6 we list.
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 19 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 25 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabrication And Welding TechnologyC1-CERTIFICATE 1 YEAR BUT < 2 YEAR-Fabrication And Welding Technology · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 48.0508 | $16,680+ $1,990 books | 32 weeks, 40 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | 7 |
| Fabrication And Welding Technology-Evening (ct1)C0-CERTIFICATE < 1 YEAR-Fabrication And Welding Technology · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $12,635+ $1,790 books | 6 weeks, 8 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | 3 |
| Fabrication And Welding Technology-Evening (ct2)C0-certificate < 1 Year · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $12,635+ $1,790 books | 8 weeks, 8 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| Fabrication And Welding Technology-PRYC1-certificate 1 Year But < 2 Year · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 48.0508 | $16,200+ $1,935 books | 32 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).
Compare nearby welding programs
- Southwestern Illinois CollegeBelleville, IL · 19.9 mi
- Lewis and Clark Community CollegeGodfrey, IL · 20.8 mi
- St Charles Community CollegeCottleville, MO · 22.4 mi
- Jefferson CollegeHillsboro, MO · 32.0 mi
- East Central CollegeUnion, MO · 42.3 mi
Welding Schools in the St. Louis area · Welding Schools in Missouri · All programs at Ranken Technical College