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Welding program at Southeast Community College Area
Lincoln, NE · Public 2-year · (402) 471-3333 · 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
- 155
- 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, Lincoln, NE
- $53,990
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
Southeast Community College Area awarded 155 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its largest career program of 15 we list.
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 117 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 15 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Associate degree | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 23 | Not reported | Not reported |
On Nebraska'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic Welding - CertificateBasic Welding - Certificate · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $299+ $300 books | 8 weeks, 24 hours a week | 99.2% | 66.3% | $18,028 | 121 |
| Welding Technology - Associate of Applied ScienceWelding Technology - Associate of Applied Science · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $8,640+ $2,430 books | 64 weeks, 26 hours a week | 30.7% | 83.1% | $10,815 | 189 |
| Welding Technology - Certificate of CompletionWelding Technology - Certificate of Completion · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $1,900+ $1,870 books | 16 weeks, 26 hours a week | 90.9% | 71.4% | $10,297 | 44 |
| Welding Technology - DiplomaWelding Technology - Diploma · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $4,000+ $2,901 books | 32 weeks, 26 hours a week | 66.7% | 63.6% | $10,516 | 18 |
| Production Welding I - Certificate of CompletionProduction Welding I - Certificate of Completion · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $550+ $300 books | 6 weeks, 6 hours a week | Suppressed | 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 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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