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Welding program at Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Harriman
Harriman, TN · Public 2-year · (865) 882-6703 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)
- $4,620
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $1,667
- Listed cost
- $6,287
- LengthIPEDS
- 1,296 clock hours, 12 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 27
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 58 graduates
- $30,924
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $46,302
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $48,702
- Typical pay for welders, cutters, solderers and brazersBLS OEWS May 2025, Knoxville, TN
- $48,040
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
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Harriman awarded 27 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its third largest career program of 8 we list. Its listed tuition of $4,620 compares with a Tennessee median wage of $48,040 for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers (BLS, May 2025).
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 7 | 1,296 clock hours, 12 months | $4,620 |
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 20 | 1,296 clock hours, 12 months | $4,620 |
On Tennessee'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 TechnologyWelding Diploma · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $6,980+ $1,958 books | 48 weeks, 40 hours a week | 82.9% | 87.4% | $7,905 | 129 |
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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