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Welding program at South Louisiana Community College
Lafayette, LA · Public 2-year · (337) 521-9000 · 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
- 175
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 115 graduates
- $25,471
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $43,484
- Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $61 a month over 10 years
- $5,750
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $48,702
- Typical pay for welders, cutters, solderers and brazersBLS OEWS May 2025, Lafayette, LA
- $57,750
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
South Louisiana Community College awarded 175 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 4 career program of 13 we list.
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 122 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 53 | Not reported | Not reported |
On Louisiana's WIOA eligible training provider list
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| Listed program | Tuition and fees | Length | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Median earnings, 2nd quarter | Students who exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maritime Structural FitterNccer · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $5,000 | 12 weeks, 40 hours a week | 100% | 100% | $8,922 | 214 |
| Welding Advanced IIntermediate Welding Certificate · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $2,500+ $1,000 books | 12 weeks, 30 hours a week | 100% | 100% | $8,922 | 214 |
| Welding Advanced IINCCER Core · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $2,500+ $1,000 books | 12 weeks, 30 hours a week | 100% | 100% | $8,922 | 214 |
| Welding Basic Level INCCER Core · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $2,850 | 13 weeks, 30 hours a week | 100% | 100% | $8,922 | 214 |
| Welding COMBINEDNCCER Core, Welding Level 1, and Welding Level 2 · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $6,000 | 24 weeks, 16 hours a week | 100% | 100% | $8,922 | 214 |
| Welding IntermediateNCCER Core · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $2,500+ $1,000 books | 10 weeks, 30 hours a week | 100% | 100% | $8,922 | 214 |
| Welding-Degree programCertificate of Completion · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $6,257+ $1,670 books | 32 weeks, 40 hours a week | 100% | 100% | $8,922 | 214 |
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).
DOL marks this state's outcome reporting with a data quality note: read completion and employment figures with care.
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