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2022 Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

17 Ranked Colleges
427 Degrees Awarded
$6,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 40,882 people earned their degree in welding technology/welder, making the major the 194th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 16,717 welding technology/welder graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 427 welding technology/welder graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 17 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in welding technology/welder. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent welding technology/welder programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the welding technology/welder program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree wielding students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 17 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Welding Technology/Welder (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Central Piedmont Community College

Charlotte, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 17 schools in the Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Piedmont Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it awarded 17 associates’s wielding degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Piedmont Community College also made our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Central Piedmont Community College is $5,937 for southeast region associate degree wielding students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2

Pitt Community College

Winterville, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pitt Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Winterville, North Carolina, this medium-sized public school awarded 23 degrees to qualified associates’s wielding students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree wielding students whose families make $0-$30k list, Pitt Community College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Pitt Community College is $2,165 for southeast region associate degree wielding students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Elizabethtown Community and Technical College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This medium-sized school is located in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, and it awarded 5 associates’s wielding degrees in 2019-2020.

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is $4,269 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Wielding students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Asheville, North Carolina, this medium-sized public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified associates’s wielding students in 2019-2020.

A-B Tech also took the #4 spot in our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College is $6,559 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Wielding students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas Community College - Morrilton. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UACCM is a small public school situated in Morrilton, Arkansas. It awarded 9 associates’s wielding degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree wielding students whose families make $0-$30k list, UACCM has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arkansas Community College - Morrilton is $3,951 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Wielding students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#6 in overall quality

East Mississippi Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. East Mississippi Community College is located in Scooba, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 associates’s wielding degrees to qualified students.

EMCC also made our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend East Mississippi Community College is $5,288 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Wielding students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#8 in overall quality

Owensboro Community and Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. Owensboro Community and Technical College is a small public school situated in Owensboro, Kentucky. It awarded 3 associates’s wielding degrees in 2019-2020.

Owensboro Community and Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Owensboro Community and Technical College is $4,389 for southeast region associate degree wielding students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Owensboro Community and Technical College Welding Technology/Welder Report

#8

Jones County Junior College

Ellisville, Mississippi
#9 in overall quality

Jones County Junior College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Jones County Junior College is located in Ellisville, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 associates’s wielding degrees to qualified students.

Jones County Junior College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $4,004 for southeast region associate degree wielding students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Jones County Junior College.

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#12 in overall quality

Bluegrass Community and Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Lexington, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Bluegrass Community and Technical College also made our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #12. It costs about $4,615 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Wielding students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Bluegrass Community and Technical College.

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#7 in overall quality

Arkansas State University - Beebe did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #10. Arkansas State University - Beebe is a small public school situated in Beebe, Arkansas. It awarded 5 associates’s wielding degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU-Beebe also made our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for Arkansas State University - Beebe is $7,628 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Wielding students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#11

Pearl River Community College

Poplarville, Mississippi
#15 in overall quality

Pearl River Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Poplarville, Mississippi, this medium-sized public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s wielding students in 2019-2020.

Pearl River Community College also took the #15 spot in our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Pearl River Community College is $5,488 for southeast region associate degree wielding students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#12

Blue Ridge Community College

Flat Rock, North Carolina
#13 in overall quality

With a ranking of #12, Blue Ridge Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Flat Rock, North Carolina, and it awarded 5 associates’s wielding degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Blue Ridge Community College, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Blue Ridge Community College is $7,405 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Wielding students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Blue Ridge Community College Welding Technology/Welder Report

#13

Holmes Community College

Goodman, Mississippi
#14 in overall quality

Holmes Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Holmes Community College is located in Goodman, Mississippi and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s wielding degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree wielding students whose families make $0-$30k list, Holmes Community College has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Holmes Community College is $3,884 for southeast region associate degree wielding students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Holmes Community College Welding Technology/Welder Report

#14

Mountwest Community and Technical College

Huntington, West Virginia
#10 in overall quality

Mountwest Community and Technical College ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Huntington, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s wielding degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree wielding students whose families make $0-$30k list, MCTC has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $8,123 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Wielding students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Mountwest Community and Technical College.

Full Mountwest Community and Technical College Welding Technology/Welder Report

#15

West Virginia University at Parkersburg

Parkersburg, West Virginia
#11 in overall quality

West Virginia University at Parkersburg came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. West Virginia University at Parkersburg is a small public school situated in Parkersburg, West Virginia. It awarded 8 associates’s wielding degrees in 2019-2020.

West Virginia University at Parkersburg also made our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #11. It costs about $6,050 for southeast region associate degree wielding students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend West Virginia University at Parkersburg.

Read full report on Welding Technology/Welder at West Virginia University at Parkersburg

#16

Southern Technical College

Orlando, Florida
#16 in overall quality

Southern Technical College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Southern Technical College is a small school located in Orlando, Florida that handed out 78 associates’s wielding degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southern Technical College, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southern Technical College is $18,327 for southeast region associate degree wielding students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Southern Technical College Welding Technology/Welder Report

#17

Advanced Technology Institute

Virginia Beach, Virginia
#17 in overall quality

Advanced Technology Institute landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This small school is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and it awarded 7 associates’s wielding degrees in 2019-2020.

ATI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $17,673 for southeast region associate degree wielding students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend ATI.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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