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Welding program at Westmoreland County Community College
Youngwood, PA · Public 2-year · (724) 925-4077 · 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
- 14
- 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, Pittsburgh, PA
- $53,610
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
Westmoreland County Community College awarded 14 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its third largest career program of 12 we list.
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 2 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 2 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Associate degree | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 10 | Not reported | Not reported |
On Pennsylvania's WIOA eligible training list
People who meet WIOA's rules for training services can have their local workforce board pay for a program on the state's approved training list. Limits vary by area. How WIOA training funds work.
| Listed program | Listed cost | Weeks | Completed | Employed, Q2 | Median earnings, Q2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welding Engineering Technology Certificate I | $3,850 | 21 | 50% | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| Welding AAS | $14,560 | 81 | 20.8% | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| Welding Engineering Technology II | $3,570 | 20 | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| Special Alloy Welding Certificate | $5,250 | 30 | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| Welding Engineering Technology Certificate III | $4,130 | 24 | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| Welding Diploma | $7,210 | 40 | 31.2% | 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 participants who exited between July 2021 and June 2025. Suppressed means the state withheld a small count. Matched to this school by name and address.
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