2024 Best Welding Technology/Welder Schools in Washington
8Colleges in Washington
821Wielding Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in welding technology/welder, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #215 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in Washington to determine which ones were the best for welding technology/welder students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 821 degrees in welding technology/welder to qualified students.
The wielding program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Welding Technology/Welder rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for welding technology/welder schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Welding Technology/Welder Schools in Washington ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Welding Technology/Welder in Washington
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the wielding degrees they offer, see the list below.
Everett Community College is a great option for students pursuing a degree in welding technology/welder. Located in the midsize city of Everett, Everett Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 40th out of 51 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were roughly 62 welding technology/welder students who graduated with this degree at Everett Community College in the most recent data year.
Clover Park Technical College is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in welding technology/welder. Located in the city of Lakewood, CPTC is a public college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #389 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means CPTC is a great college overall.
There were about 79 welding technology/welder students who graduated with this degree at CPTC in the most recent year we have data available.
Bellingham Technical College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in welding technology/welder. Located in the city of Bellingham, Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is a public college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #904 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is a great college overall.
There were approximately 122 welding technology/welder students who graduated with this degree at Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute in the most recent year we have data available.
Lake Washington Institute of Technology is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in welding technology/welder. Located in the large suburb of Kirkland, LWTech is a public school with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #532 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means LWTech is a great school overall.
There were roughly 33 welding technology/welder students who graduated with this degree at LWTech in the most recent data year.
Skagit Valley College is a small public college located in the small city of Mount Vernon. This college ranks 42nd out of 51 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were about 21 welding technology/welder students who graduated with this degree at Skagit Valley College in the most recent year we have data available.
LCC is a small public college located in the city of Longview. This college ranks 45th out of 51 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were approximately 9 welding technology/welder students who graduated with this degree at LCC in the most recent data year.
Located in the medium-sized city of Vancouver, Clark College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 34th out of 51 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were about 26 welding technology/welder students who graduated with this degree at Clark College in the most recent year we have data available.
OC is a small public college located in the small city of Bremerton. A Best Colleges rank of #1150 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means OC is a great college overall.
There were about 60 welding technology/welder students who graduated with this degree at OC in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).