Welding Technology/Welder at William Rainey Harper College

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

Harper College is located in Palatine, Illinois and approximately 12,199 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.

Harper College 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

Harper College Welding Technology/Welder Rankings

Wielding Student Demographics at Harper College

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

Harper College Welding Technology/Welder Associate’s Program

25% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of wielding associate's degrees went to men and 25% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in wielding only graduates about 11% women each year. The program at Harper College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 14% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in wielding at Harper College are white. Around 67% 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 William Rainey Harper College with a associate's in wielding.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 William Rainey Harper 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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