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Welding program at Southwest Mississippi Community College
Summit, MS · Public 2-year · (601) 276-2000 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (1 to under 2 years)
- Not reported
- LengthIPEDS
- Not reported
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 9
- 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, Mississippi
- $51,100
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
Southwest Mississippi Community College awarded 9 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 5 career program of 11 we list.
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 2 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Associate degree | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 7 | Not reported | Not reported |
On Mississippi'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welder - Associates DegreeAssociate of Applied Science · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $7,800+ $1,300 books | 64 weeks, 38 hours a week | 100% | 74.2% | $7,660 | 71 |
| Mi Best Welding and Cutting - AasAssociate of Applied Science · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $8,000+ $1,400 books | 64 weeks, 38 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| Mi Best Welding and Cutting - CertificateCertificate · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $3,904+ $700 books | 32 weeks, 38 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| Welding & CuttingCertificate · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $3,904+ $700 books | 32 weeks, 38 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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