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Welding program at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College
Salisbury, NC · Public 2-year · (704) 216-7222 · 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
- 129
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard
- Not published (small cohort)
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $40,176
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $48,702
- Typical pay for welders, cutters, solderers and brazersBLS OEWS May 2025, Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- $56,070
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
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College awarded 129 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its second largest career program of 13 we list.
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 111 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 10 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Associate degree | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 8 | Not reported | Not reported |
On North Carolina'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 Technology AASAssociate's Degree · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $6,276+ $950 books | 80 weeks, 29 hours a week | 39.4% | 73.7% | $11,027 | 160 |
| Welding Technology CertificateAWS D1.1 Certification · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $1,920+ $401 books | 32 weeks, 35 hours a week | 14.1% | 59% | $8,813 | 99 |
| Welding Technology DiplomaWelding Technology Diploma · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $3,366+ $950 books | 48 weeks, 12 hours a week | 18.9% | 56.5% | $6,581 | 53 |
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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