Welding Technology Employment Disclosure
PCC Federal School Code (or OPEID): 003213
PCC is required by federal regulations to disclose information related to PCC's educational programs that lead to gainful employment in a recognized occupation. This information is intended to provide students the opportunity to measure employment outcomes associated with PCC’s certificate programs.
Program Name and Length
- Title
- Welding Technology
- Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP)
- 48.0508
- Definition
- Welding Technology/Welder. 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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- Level of Program
- One-Year Certificate
- Program Length
- 44 credits; approximately 4 terms to complete
Cost of Program
- Total in-state tuition and required fees for the entire program completed in normal time
- $4,352.80
- Total estimated costs for books and supplies for the entire program
- $3,400
Debt at Program Completion
This information represents the median cumulative debt for students completing the program between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012. These numbers do not include students who received a certificate in the pursuit of a two-year associates degree.
- Number of students completing the program between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012
- Not required to report (less than 10 students)
- Number completing the program with any student debt
- Not required to report (less than 10 students)
- Federal student loan debt
- Not required to report (less than 10 students)
- Private loan debt
- Not required to report (less than 10 students)
- Institutional financing plan debt
- Not required to report (less than 10 students)
- Program completion in normal time
- Not required to report (less than 10 students)
- Normal time in months to complete program as published in program catalog
- Not required to report (less than 10 students)
- Of the students completing the program between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012, number who completed the program within the normal time reported above.
- Not required to report (less than 10 students)
Job Placement
- Job placement rate of program completers
- PCC does not collect this information
- Last update February 2013