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Welding at Olympic College

If you are interested in studying Welding, you may want to check out the program at Olympic College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Olympic College is in Bremerton, WA.

During the most recent reporting year, 32 welding degrees were awarded at Olympic College.

Online & Distance Learning at Olympic College

Online coursework is an option at Olympic College. Among 5,784 students, 1,365 (24%) studied exclusively online and 2,249 (39%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the student demographics for Welding graduates at Olympic College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Welding graduates at Olympic College are 12% women (4) and 88% men (28).

Welding Associate’s Program at Olympic College

Among the 10 associate’s welding graduates at Olympic College, 10% were women (1) and 90% were men (9).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Welding associate’s degree recipients at Olympic College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	4
Hispanic / Latino	2
Black / African American	2
Two or More Races	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of Welding associate’s degree recipients at Olympic College, higher than the national average of 34%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for Welding Graduates

Students who finish Welding program at Olympic College pursue many career paths. Below are the best-paid careers for Welding majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$60,230
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$50,993

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.