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Welding program at Wytheville Community College
Wytheville, VA · Public 2-year · (276) 223-4700 · 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
- 13
- 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, Virginia
- $59,180
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
Wytheville Community College awarded 13 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 5 career program of 7 we list.
On Virginia'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WeldingWelding · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $2,600+ $900 books | 16 weeks, 50 hours a week | 93.3% | 76.7% | $9,656 | 30 |
| FCAW Flux-Cored Arc WeldingFCAW Flux-Cored Arc Welding · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $5,850 | 10 weeks, 8 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| GTAW Gas Tungsten Arc WeldingGTAW Gas Tungsten Arc Welding · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $5,000 | 10 weeks, 8 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| SMAW Shielded Metal Arc WeldingSMAW Shielded Metal Arc Welding · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $5,850 | 10 weeks, 8 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | 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 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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