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Welding Technology/Welder at Western Piedmont Community College

Welding Technology/Welder at Western Piedmont Community College

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

WPCC is located in Morganton, North Carolina and has a total student population of 1,792.

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.

WPCC Welding Technology/Welder Degrees Available

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

WPCC Welding Technology/Welder Rankings

Wielding Student Demographics at WPCC

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

WPCC Welding Technology/Welder Associate’s Program

17% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 83% of wielding associate's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in wielding at WPCC are white. Around 100% 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 Western Piedmont 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 0
White 6
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 NC, the home state for Western Piedmont Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 10,020 $41,470
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 900 $41,360

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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