Welding Technology/Welder at Western Nevada College

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

WNC is located in Carson City, Nevada and approximately 3,495 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.

WNC 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

WNC Welding Technology/Welder Rankings

Wielding Student Demographics at WNC

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

WNC Welding Technology/Welder Associate’s Program

10% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 90% of wielding associate's degrees went to men and 10% went to women.

WNC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in wielding graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 NV, the home state for Western Nevada College.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	1,750	$48,700
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	180	$40,440

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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