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Welding program at Western Technology Center
Burns Flat, OK · Public less-than-2-year · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (1 to under 2 years)
- $2,575
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $450
- Listed cost
- $3,025
- LengthIPEDS
- 1,030 clock hours, 10 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 21
- 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, Oklahoma
- $49,720
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 Technology Center awarded 21 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its third largest career program of 13 we list. Its listed tuition of $2,575 compares with a Oklahoma median wage of $49,720 for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers (BLS, May 2025).
In DOL's file under Oklahoma (out of date)
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| Welder/FitterOklahoma list, out of date · AWS Certified Welder · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $3,045+ $450 books | Competency-based or withheld | 100% | 100% | $7,200 | 17 |
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).
Oklahoma had not sent DOL its program year 2024 report, so its rows in this file may be out of date and are not shown as a current listing.
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