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Welding program at Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology
Wichita, KS · Public 2-year · (316) 677-9400 · 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
- 158
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 74 graduates
- $30,515
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $47,570
- Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $47 a month over 10 years
- $4,432
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $48,702
- Typical pay for welders, cutters, solderers and brazersBLS OEWS May 2025, Wichita, KS
- $54,190
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
Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology awarded 158 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its second largest career program of 11 we list.
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 104 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 48 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Associate degree | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 6 | Not reported | Not reported |
On Kansas'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 AASIHE Certificate of Completion · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $11,134+ $4,072 books | Competency-based or withheld | 25.7% | Suppressed | Suppressed | 175 |
| Welding Fast Track - Technical CertificateTechnical Certificate · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $5,002+ $300 books | Competency-based or withheld | 86.6% | Suppressed | Suppressed | 127 |
| Welding Technical CertificateIHE Certificate of Completion · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $5,233+ $1,830 books | Competency-based or withheld | 46.6% | Suppressed | Suppressed | 206 |
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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