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Welding program at Rend Lake College
Ina, IL · Public 2-year · (618) 437-5321 · 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
- 37
- 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, Illinois
- $51,320
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
Rend Lake College awarded 37 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its third largest career program of 19 we list.
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 36 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Associate degree | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 1 | Not reported | Not reported |
On Illinois's WIOA eligible training list
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| Listed program | Listed cost | Weeks | Completed | Employed, Q2 | Median earnings, Q2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welding Technology-Certificate | $4 | 32 | Suppressed | 62.2% | $9,135 |
| Welding-Pipe Welding Certificate | $4 | 32 | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| Welding Fundamentals Certificate | $4 | 16 | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| Welding Technology Associate Degree | $4 | 64 | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| Welding-Advanced Metalworking Certificate | $8 | 32 | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| Welding-Advanced Welding Techniques Certificate | $4 | 32 | 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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