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Welding program at Refrigeration School Inc
Phoenix, AZ · Private for-profit 2-year · (602) 275-7133 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)
- $21,525
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $2,150
- Listed cost
- $23,675
- LengthIPEDS
- 24 credit hours, 7 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 313
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 245 graduates
- $35,808
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $47,927
- Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $84 a month over 10 years
- $7,917
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $48,702
- Typical pay for welders, cutters, solderers and brazersBLS OEWS May 2025, Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
- $56,540
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
Refrigeration School Inc awarded 313 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its largest career program of 3 we list. Its listed tuition of $21,525 compares with a Arizona median wage of $55,600 for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers (BLS, May 2025).
On Arizona'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 SpecialistAmerican Welding Society; OSHA 10 · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $23,650+ $2,150 books | Competency-based or withheld | 62.1% | 55.3% | Suppressed | 504 |
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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