A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to join or cut metal surfaces. Includes instruction in arc welding, resistance welding, brazing and soldering, cutting, high-energy beam welding and cutting, solid state welding, ferrous and non-ferrous materials, oxidation-reduction reactions, welding metallurgy, welding processes and heat treating, structural design, safety, and applicable codes and standards.
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| Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulsa Welding School-Houston | 805 | 100% | N/A |
| 2 | Louisiana Delta Community College | 796 | 42% | $5,378 |
| 3 | Tulsa Welding School-Jacksonville | 785 | 100% | N/A |
| 4 | Tulsa Welding School-Tulsa | 718 | 100% | N/A |
| 5 | Central Louisiana Technical Community College | 589 | 31% | $5,318 |
| 6 | San Jacinto Community College | 485 | 7% | $3,114 |
| 7 | Northwest Louisiana Technical College | 453 | 24% | $4,276 |
| 8 | Baton Rouge Community College | 445 | 17% | $5,521 |
| 9 | Lone Star College System | 428 | 4% | $4,150 |
| 10 | Hobart Institute of Welding Technology | 396 | 100% | N/A |
| 11 | Texas State Technical College | 368 | 11% | $19,530 |
| 12 | Front Range Community College | 366 | 8% | $5,786 |
| 13 | Des Moines Area Community College | 348 | 10% | $14,992 |
| 14 | West Georgia Technical College | 311 | 12% | $4,085 |
| 15 | Arclabs | 311 | 100% | N/A |
| 16 | Pikes Peak Community College | 303 | 8% | $5,640 |
| 17 | South Texas College | 288 | 4% | $4,980 |
| 18 | Fox Valley Technical College | 287 | 8% | $6,525 |
| 19 | Summit College | 283 | 35% | N/A |
| 20 | Indian Capital Technology Center-Muskogee | 283 | 20% | N/A |
| 21 | Savannah Technical College | 271 | 10% | $4,044 |
| 22 | Ivy Tech Community College | 270 | 1% | $5,788 |
| 23 | West Kentucky Community and Technical College | 267 | 7% | $5,248 |
| 24 | Ashland Community and Technical College | 245 | 12% | $5,248 |
| 25 | Bluegrass Community and Technical College | 244 | 7% | $5,328 |
| 26 | Northwest-Shoals Community College | 237 | 26% | $6,496 |
| 27 | Central Piedmont Community College | 234 | 6% | $4,429 |
| 28 | Coastal Bend College | 226 | 21% | $11,840 |
| 29 | Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College | 220 | 8% | $5,248 |
| 30 | Pitt Community College | 218 | 8% | $3,530 |
| 31 | Butte College | 218 | 8% | $3,286 |
| 32 | Platt College-Arizona Automotive Institute Arizona | 209 | 50% | $32,089 |
| 33 | Central Georgia Technical College | 203 | 4% | $4,378 |
| 34 | Southwestern Illinois College | 201 | 8% | $5,292 |
| 35 | Northshore Technical Community College | 198 | 16% | $5,323 |
| 36 | Northcentral Technical College | 195 | 9% | $16,142 |
| 37 | Somerset Community College | 193 | 7% | $5,248 |
| 38 | Aims Community College | 192 | 10% | $3,310 |
| 39 | Northland Pioneer College | 191 | 25% | $3,266 |
| 40 | Lakeland Community College | 190 | 13% | $5,063 |
| 41 | Wiregrass Georgia Technical College | 190 | 9% | $4,070 |
| 42 | Elizabethtown Community and Technical College | 186 | 6% | $5,248 |
| 43 | Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College | 183 | 10% | $6,689 |
| 44 | J F Ingram State Technical College | 180 | 23% | $5,940 |
| 45 | Lewis and Clark Community College | 176 | 11% | $4,560 |
| 46 | Lincoln Technical Institute-East Windsor | 176 | 41% | N/A |
| 47 | Maysville Community and Technical College | 176 | 10% | $5,248 |
| 48 | Philadelphia Technician Training | 176 | 74% | N/A |
| 49 | Peninsula College | 174 | 15% | $5,323 |
| 50 | Augusta Technical College | 165 | 9% | $4,794 |
| 51 | Mech-Tech College | 164 | 15% | $9,442 |
| 52 | Lincoln College of Technology-Denver | 160 | 29% | N/A |
| 53 | Lake Land College | 143 | 4% | $4,470 |
| 54 | Chattahoochee Technical College | 143 | 5% | $3,866 |
| 55 | Tri-County Technical College | 140 | 7% | $5,826 |
| 56 | University of Arkansas-Fort Smith | 139 | 8% | $19,983 |
| 57 | Clover Park Technical College | 137 | 7% | $6,580 |
| 58 | Paris Junior College | 132 | 17% | $13,847 |
| 59 | Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas | 132 | 23% | $3,690 |
| 60 | Platt College-STVT-San Antonio | 132 | 43% | N/A |
| 61 | Jefferson Community and Technical College | 131 | 3% | $5,328 |
| 62 | Arkansas State University-Beebe | 130 | 9% | $15,201 |
| 63 | Central Community College | 129 | 6% | $13,200 |
| 64 | Everett Community College | 129 | 6% | $18,204 |
| 65 | Del Mar College | 129 | 7% | $3,989 |
| 66 | Georgia Northwestern Technical College | 129 | 4% | $4,298 |
| 67 | Tidewater Tech-Trades | 129 | 35% | $15,998 |
| 68 | Jones County Junior College | 128 | 8% | $12,220 |
| 69 | Apex Technical School | 128 | 15% | N/A |
| 70 | Hinds Community College | 124 | 3% | $11,466 |
| 71 | Oconee Fall Line Technical College | 123 | 15% | $5,525 |
| 72 | Owens Community College | 121 | 9% | $6,610 |
| 73 | Anoka Technical College | 120 | 16% | $6,784 |
| 74 | Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology | 120 | 6% | $7,104 |
| 75 | Lincoln College of Technology-Grand Prairie | 120 | 22% | $22,632 |
| 76 | San Juan College | 119 | 7% | $2,966 |
| 77 | Houston Community College | 118 | 2% | $3,882 |
| 78 | South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco | 118 | 39% | N/A |
| 79 | Trinity Valley Community College | 117 | 8% | $15,013 |
| 80 | Navarro College | 117 | 8% | $18,124 |
| 81 | Green River College | 117 | 4% | $4,923 |
| 82 | Albany Technical College | 117 | 5% | $3,512 |
| 83 | Coastal Pines Technical College | 117 | 8% | $3,298 |
| 84 | Lanier Technical College | 116 | 6% | $4,436 |
| 85 | Bevill State Community College | 114 | 10% | $16,678 |
| 86 | Wake Technical Community College | 112 | 1% | $4,268 |
| 87 | Community College of Denver | 112 | 7% | $6,550 |
| 88 | Angelina College | 112 | 10% | $12,831 |
| 89 | Southern Careers Institute-Pharr | 112 | 22% | N/A |
| 90 | Austin Community College District | 111 | 3% | $3,750 |
| 91 | Lee College | 111 | 4% | $3,543 |
| 92 | Mountainland Technical College | 108 | 6% | $1,692 |
| 93 | Portland Community College | 104 | 2% | $6,029 |
| 94 | South Plains College | 103 | 7% | $11,935 |
| 95 | Tri-Community Adult Education | 103 | 80% | N/A |
| 96 | Olympic College | 101 | 4% | $18,621 |
| 97 | Mountain View College | 101 | 7% | $3,770 |
| 98 | Chippewa Valley Technical College | 99 | 4% | $6,324 |
| 99 | Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio | 99 | 25% | N/A |
| 100 | Rend Lake College | 96 | 9% | $5,700 |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Welding Technology/Welder program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.