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Welding program at Welder Training and Testing Institute
Allentown, PA · Private for-profit less-than-2-year · (610) 437-9720 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (under 12 weeks)
- $1,500
- LengthIPEDS
- 62 clock hours, 1 month
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 48
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 45 graduates
- $47,528
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $57,411
- Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $98 a month over 10 years
- $9,217
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $48,702
- Typical pay for welders, cutters, solderers and brazersBLS OEWS May 2025, Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- $54,790
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
Welder Training and Testing Institute awarded 48 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), the only career program we list for it. Its listed tuition of $1,500 compares with a Pennsylvania median wage of $52,900 for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers (BLS, May 2025).
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (under 12 weeks) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 0 | 62 clock hours, 1 month | $1,500 |
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 48 | 62 clock hours, 1 month | $1,500 |
On Pennsylvania'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 FitterWelder Fitter Diploma · Online only · CIP 48.0508 | $13,750+ $1,100 books | 35 weeks, 26 hours a week | 89.3% | 15.9% | $11,475 | 187 |
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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