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Welding program at University of Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage, AK · Public 4-year · (907) 786-1800 · 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
- 10
- 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, Anchorage, AK
- $74,000
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
University of Alaska Anchorage awarded 10 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 5 career program of 10 we list.
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 9 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 0 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Associate degree | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 1 | Not reported | Not reported |
On Alaska'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 (OEC)Certificate · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $5,700+ $1,425 books | 30 weeks, 15 hours a week | 42.1% | 65% | $4,880 | 19 |
| Welding Technology (CT1)Undergraduate Certificate in Welding Technology · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $9,600+ $2,400 books | 30 weeks, 16 hours a week | 45.5% | 63.6% | $6,825 | 11 |
| Advanced Welding (OEC)Occupational Endorsement Certificate · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $6,300+ $1,575 books | 15 weeks, 9 hours a week | 100% | Suppressed | Suppressed | 3 |
| Welding (CT1)Undergraduate Certificate in Welding · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $9,000+ $2,250 books | 30 weeks, 15 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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