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Welding Technology/Welder at College of DuPage

Welding Technology/Welder at College of DuPage

If you plan to study welding technology/welder, take a look at what College of DuPage has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

COD is located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois and approximately 21,010 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Welding Technology/Welder section at the bottom of this page.

COD Welding Technology/Welder Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Wielding (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Wielding

COD Welding Technology/Welder Rankings

Wielding Student Demographics at COD

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the wielding majors at College of DuPage.

COD Welding Technology/Welder Associate’s Program

14% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 86% of wielding associate's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in wielding at COD are white. Around 71% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from College of DuPage with a associate's in wielding.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Wielding Grads May Go Into

A degree in wielding can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for College of DuPage.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 12,530 $42,960
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 1,400 $36,730

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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