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Welding program at South Puget Sound Community College
Olympia, WA · Public 4-year · (360) 596-5200 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (under 12 weeks)
- Not reported
- LengthIPEDS
- Not reported
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 81
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard
- Not published (small cohort)
- Typical pay for welders, cutters, solderers and brazersBLS OEWS May 2025, Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA
- $58,680
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 Puget Sound Community College awarded 81 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its largest career program of 7 we list.
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (under 12 weeks) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 3 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 57 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 16 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Associate degree | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 5 | Not reported | Not reported |
On Washington'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flux Cored Arc WeldingCertificate of Proficiency · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 48.0508 | $4,861 | 30 weeks, 14 hours a week | 79.3% | 74.1% | $8,953 | 29 |
| Gas Metal Arc WeldingCertificate of Proficiency · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 48.0508 | $5,087 | 30 weeks, 15 hours a week | 79.3% | 74.1% | $8,953 | 29 |
| Gas Tungsten Arc WeldingCertificate of Proficiency · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 48.0508 | $4,861 | 30 weeks, 14 hours a week | 79.3% | 74.1% | $8,953 | 29 |
| Shielded Metal Arc WeldingCertificates of Proficiency · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 48.0508 | $3,504 | 22 weeks, 14 hours a week | 79.3% | 74.1% | $8,953 | 29 |
| Welding TechnologyAas · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 48.0508 | $10,852 | 65 weeks, 15 hours a week | 79.3% | 74.1% | $8,953 | 29 |
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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