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.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 892 institutions across the United States, with a total of 181655 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

46,938

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

3,424

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

2

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

197

certificates awarded

Other Awards

131,094

awards given

Top Schools for Welding Technology Welder

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank Institution Degrees
1 Tulsa Welding School-Houston
Houston, TX
4,297
2 Tulsa Welding School-Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL
3,586
3 Tulsa Welding School-Tulsa
Tulsa, OK
2,214
4 Front Range Community College
Westminster, CO
1,970
5 Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, IN
1,839
6 Bluegrass Community and Technical College
Lexington, KY
1,729
7 Northwood Technical College
Rice Lake, WI
1,532
8 Central Louisiana Technical Community College
Alexandria, LA
1,456
9 Arclabs
Piedmont, SC
1,442
10 Northshore Technical Community College
Lacombe, LA
1,439
11 South Texas College
McAllen, TX
1,416
12 Maysville Community and Technical College
Maysville, KY
1,397
13 Lincoln College of Technology-Denver
Denver, CO
1,383
14 San Jacinto Community College
Pasadena, TX
1,369
15 Texas State Technical College
Waco, TX
1,357
16 Gateway Community and Technical College
Florence, KY
1,344
17 Central Georgia Technical College
Warner Robins, GA
1,318
18 Pueblo Community College
Pueblo, CO
1,307
19 Hobart Institute of Welding Technology
Troy, OH
1,246
20 Lone Star College System
The Woodlands, TX
1,192
21 Owensboro Community and Technical College
Owensboro, KY
1,169
22 West Georgia Technical College
Waco, GA
1,140
23 Des Moines Area Community College
Ankeny, IA
1,105
24 Fox Valley Technical College
Appleton, WI
1,084
25 West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Paducah, KY
1,049
26 Jefferson Community and Technical College
Louisville, KY
1,039
27 Refrigeration School Inc
Phoenix, AZ
1,032
28 Coastal Pines Technical College
Waycross, GA
990
29 Collin County Community College District
McKinney, TX
980
30 Paris Junior College
Paris, TX
921
31 Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College
Bowling Green, KY
915
32 Summit College
San Bernardino, CA
904
33 Portland Community College
Portland, OR
883
34 Lincoln College of Technology-Grand Prairie
Grand Prairie, TX
850
35 Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville
Nashville, TN
844
36 Wiregrass Georgia Technical College
Valdosta, GA
842
37 Elizabethtown Community and Technical College
Elizabethtown, KY
828
38 Chattahoochee Technical College
Marietta, GA
805
39 Northwest Shoals Community College
Muscle Shoals, AL
801
40 Aims Community College
Greeley, CO
795
41 Mech-Tech College
Caguas, PR
795
42 Oconee Fall Line Technical College
Sandersville, GA
794
43 Tidewater Tech-Trades
Norfolk, VA
787
44 Dallas College
Dallas, TX
785
45 Central Community College
Grand Island, NE
764
46 Savannah Technical College
Savannah, GA
762
47 Georgia Northwestern Technical College
Rome, GA
754
48 Pikes Peak State College
Colorado Springs, CO
734
49 Tri-County Technical College
Pendleton, SC
724
50 Northland Pioneer College
Holbrook, AZ
717
51 Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen
Harlingen, TX
672
52 Lee College
Baytown, TX
652
53 Advanced Career Institute
Visalia, CA
652
54 Universal Technical Institute-Dallas Fort Worth
Irving, TX
633
55 Rend Lake College
Ina, IL
632
56 Southern Regional Technical College
Thomasville, GA
632
57 Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
624
58 Gateway Technical College
Kenosha, WI
622
59 Austin Community College District
Austin, TX
605
60 Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology
Wichita, KS
605
61 J F Ingram State Technical College
Deatsville, AL
600
62 Merced College
Merced, CA
591
63 St Philip's College
San Antonio, TX
590
64 Del Mar College
Corpus Christi, TX
586
65 Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas
De Queen, AR
580
66 Southwestern Illinois College
Belleville, IL
567
67 Midwest Technical Institute-Illinois
Springfield, IL
567
68 South Arkansas College
El Dorado, AR
563
69 Rowan-Cabarrus Community College
Salisbury, NC
559
70 Coastal Alabama Community College
Bay Minette, AL
556
71 Lewis and Clark Community College
Godfrey, IL
555
72 Ashland Community and Technical College
Ashland, KY
548
73 Black River Technical College
Pocahontas, AR
534
74 Northcentral Technical College
Wausau, WI
534
75 Butte College
Oroville, CA
533
76 Louisiana Delta Community College
Monroe, LA
532
77 Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College
Minden, LA
531
78 Piedmont Technical College
Greenwood, SC
525
79 Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc
Avondale, AZ
522
80 Hopkinsville Community College
Hopkinsville, KY
520
81 Lincoln Land Community College
Springfield, IL
519
82 Somerset Community College
Somerset, KY
515
83 Lincoln Technical Institute-East Windsor
East Windsor, CT
513
84 Universal Technical Institute of California Inc
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
498
85 Western Technical College
El Paso, TX
492
86 Neosho County Community College
Chanute, KS
491
87 University of Arkansas-Fort Smith
Fort Smith, AR
488
88 Universal Technical Institute-Southern California
Long Beach, CA
486
89 Athens Technical College
Athens, GA
482
90 Pitt Community College
Winterville, NC
476
91 Madisonville Community College
Madisonville, KY
475
92 Indian Capital Technology Center-Muskogee
Muskogee, OK
468
93 Mesa Community College
Mesa, AZ
467
94 Southern Technical College
Orlando, FL
462
95 Western Nevada College
Carson City, NV
456
96 Southern Careers Institute-Pharr
Pharr, TX
448
97 UEI College-Gardena
Gardena, CA
448
98 Ranger College
Ranger, TX
440
99 Wake Technical Community College
Raleigh, NC
436
100 Miller-Motte College-STVT-San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
435