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Welding Technology/Welder at Elgin Community College

Welding Technology/Welder at Elgin Community College

If you are interested in studying welding technology/welder, you may want to check out the program at Elgin Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

ECC is located in Elgin, Illinois and has a total student population of 7,882.

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.

ECC Welding Technology/Welder Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Wielding (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Undergrad Certificate in Wielding (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Wielding

ECC Welding Technology/Welder Rankings

Wielding Student Demographics at ECC

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

ECC Welding Technology/Welder Associate’s Program

9% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 91% of wielding associate's degrees went to men and 9% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in wielding at ECC are white. Around 55% 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 Elgin Community College with a associate's in wielding.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 Elgin Community College.

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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