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Welding program at Western Dakota Technical College
Rapid City, SD · Public 2-year · (605) 718-2400 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (1 to under 2 years)
- Not reported
- LengthIPEDS
- Not reported
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 25
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 16 graduates
- $44,614
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $48,803
- Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $87 a month over 10 years
- $8,250
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $48,702
- Typical pay for welders, cutters, solderers and brazersBLS OEWS May 2025, Rapid City, SD
- $51,690
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
Western Dakota Technical College awarded 25 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its third largest career program of 14 we list.
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 15 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Associate degree | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 10 | Not reported | Not reported |
On South Dakota'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 & Fabrication | AAS | Hybrid (66 credit hours)Associate of Applied Science · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 48.0508 | $18,876+ $6,854 books | 64 weeks, 24 hours a week | 58.5% | 7.5% | $10,799 | 94 |
| Welding and Fabrication | Diploma | Hybrid (36 credit hours)Certificate of Completion · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 48.0508 | $10,296+ $5,306 books | 32 weeks, 24 hours a week | 70.8% | 8.2% | $9,707 | 48 |
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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