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Welding program at Waukesha County Technical College
Pewaukee, WI · Public 2-year · (262) 691-5566 · 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
- 58
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 28 graduates
- $43,380
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $62,722
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $48,702
- Typical pay for welders, cutters, solderers and brazersBLS OEWS May 2025, Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
- $59,390
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
Waukesha County Technical College awarded 58 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 7 career program of 20 we list.
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 58 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 0 | Not reported | Not reported |
On Wisconsin's WIOA eligible training provider list
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| Listed program | Tuition and fees | Length | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Median earnings, 2nd quarter | Students who exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metal Fabrication/WeldingTechnical Diploma · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 48.0508 | $4,405 | 32 weeks, 30 hours a week | 59.5% | 81.4% | $12,342 | 148 |
| Metal Fabrication/Welding-AdvancedAssociate Degree · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 48.0508 | $8,810 | 64 weeks, 30 hours a week | 48.6% | 80.1% | $11,337 | 142 |
| Welding TechnicianTechnical Diploma · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 48.0508 | $2,790 | 32 weeks, 30 hours a week | 74.1% | 59.9% | $10,281 | 344 |
| Welding ApprenticeApprenticeship Certificate · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 48.0508 | $1,762 | 128 weeks, 30 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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