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Welding program at Virginia Western Community College
Roanoke, VA · Public 2-year · (540) 857-8922 · School website
On Virginia's WIOA eligible training provider list (DOL file dated June 30, 2025) School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
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
- 33
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 30 graduates
- $22,788
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $53,278
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $48,702
- Typical pay for welders, cutters, solderers and brazersBLS OEWS May 2025, Roanoke, VA
- $56,040
- Cost, length and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- Earnings and debt: College Scorecard data files, June 10, 2026, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Roanoke, VA, read October 8, 2026.
On the WIOA list (Virginia)
| Listed program | Tuition and fees | Length | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Median earnings, 2nd quarter | Students who exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welding and Metal Processing CSCWelding and Metal Processing CSC · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 48.0508 | $3,366 | 10 weeks, 17 hours a week | 100% | 56.1% | $11,566 | 62 |
| Welding-FCAW-American Welding Society QualificationWelding-FCAW-American Welding Society Qualification · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 48.0508 | $999 | 10 weeks, 30 hours a week | 100% | Suppressed | Suppressed | 7 |
Source: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov (ETA-9171), June 30, 2025 file, read October 8, 2026. Matched by name, address and CIP code.
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