Welding Technology/Welder at Merced College

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

Merced Community College District is located in Merced, California and approximately 10,645 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.

Merced Community College District Welding Technology/Welder Degrees Available

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

Merced Community College District Welding Technology/Welder Rankings

Wielding Student Demographics at Merced Community College District

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

Merced Community College District Welding Technology/Welder Associate’s Program

33% Women

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of wielding associate's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in wielding only graduates about 11% women each year. The program at Merced Community College District may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 23% more women than average.

Merced Community College District does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in wielding graduates 62% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	0
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 CA, the home state for Merced College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	26,970	$46,560
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	3,260	$40,780

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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