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2022 Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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427 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Welding Technology/Welder is the 194th most popular major in the country with 40,882 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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 $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 17 colleges that offered a degree in welding technology/welder. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great welding technology/welder programs and 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 $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 17 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Welding Technology/Welder (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Central Piedmont Community College

Charlotte, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Piedmont Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Central Piedmont Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Charlotte, North Carolina. 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 yearly cost to attend Central Piedmont Community College is $7,087 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Wielding students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Central Piedmont Community College Welding Technology/Welder Report

#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 $48-$75k list. Pitt Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Winterville, North Carolina. It awarded 23 associates’s wielding degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pitt Community College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Pitt Community College is $6,629 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Wielding students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Elizabethtown Community and Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school situated in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. 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 estimated yearly cost for Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is $7,359 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Wielding students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Welding Technology/Welder Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Asheville, North Carolina, this medium-sized public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified associates’s wielding students in 2019-2020.

A-B Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $8,346 for southeast region associate degree wielding students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College.

Full A-B Tech Welding Technology/Welder Report

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 17 schools in the Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, East Mississippi Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Scooba, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s wielding degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree wielding students whose families make $48-$75k list, EMCC has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $7,995 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Wielding students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend East Mississippi Community College.

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#2 in overall quality

University of Arkansas Community College - Morrilton did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Morrilton, Arkansas, and it awarded 9 associates’s wielding degrees in 2019-2020.

UACCM also took the #2 spot in our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $6,013 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Wielding students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend University of Arkansas Community College - Morrilton.

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#8 in overall quality

Owensboro Community and Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Owensboro Community and Technical College is a small school located in Owensboro, Kentucky that handed out 3 associates’s wielding degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree wielding students whose families make $48-$75k list, Owensboro Community and Technical College has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $6,029 for southeast region associate degree wielding students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Owensboro Community and Technical College.

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#8

Jones County Junior College

Ellisville, Mississippi
#9 in overall quality

Jones County Junior College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Jones County Junior College is $6,752 for southeast region associate degree wielding students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Jones County Junior College Welding Technology/Welder Report

#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Arkansas State University - Beebe did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. ASU-Beebe is located in Beebe, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 associates’s wielding degrees to qualified students.

ASU-Beebe also took the #7 spot in our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend ASU-Beebe is $10,523 for southeast region associate degree wielding students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#10

Pearl River Community College

Poplarville, Mississippi
#15 in overall quality

Pearl River Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Pearl River Community College is located in Poplarville, Mississippi and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s wielding degrees to qualified students.

Pearl River Community College also made our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #15. It costs about $8,466 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Wielding students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Pearl River Community College.

Full Pearl River Community College Welding Technology/Welder Report

#11

Mountwest Community and Technical College

Huntington, West Virginia
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, Mountwest Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Mountwest Community and Technical College is a small public school situated in Huntington, West Virginia. It awarded 3 associates’s wielding degrees in 2019-2020.

MCTC also made our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #10. The estimated yearly cost for MCTC is $7,785 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Wielding students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#12 in overall quality

Bluegrass Community and Technical College landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, this fairly large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s wielding students in 2019-2020.

Bluegrass Community and Technical College also took the #12 spot in our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Bluegrass Community and Technical College is $7,465 for southeast region associate degree wielding students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#13

Blue Ridge Community College

Flat Rock, North Carolina
#13 in overall quality

Blue Ridge Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Blue Ridge Community College is located in Flat Rock, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 associates’s wielding degrees to qualified students.

Blue Ridge Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Blue Ridge Community College is $9,148 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Wielding students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Blue Ridge Community College Welding Technology/Welder Report

#14

Holmes Community College

Goodman, Mississippi
#14 in overall quality

Holmes Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. 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.

Holmes Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $5,911 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Wielding students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Holmes Community College.

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#15

West Virginia University at Parkersburg

Parkersburg, West Virginia
#11 in overall quality

West Virginia University at Parkersburg did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #15. Parkersburg, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s wielding degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at West Virginia University at Parkersburg, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend West Virginia University at Parkersburg is $7,044 for southeast region associate degree wielding students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full West Virginia University at Parkersburg Welding Technology/Welder Report

#16

Southern Technical College

Orlando, Florida
#16 in overall quality

Southern Technical College landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Southern Technical College is a small private for-profit school situated in Orlando, Florida. It awarded 78 associates’s wielding degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree wielding students whose families make $48-$75k list, Southern Technical College has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Southern Technical College is $21,618 for southeast region associate degree wielding students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#17

Advanced Technology Institute

Virginia Beach, Virginia
#17 in overall quality

Advanced Technology Institute did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #17. ATI is a small school located in Virginia Beach, Virginia that handed out 7 associates’s wielding degrees in 2019-2020.

ATI also took the #17 spot in our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Advanced Technology Institute is $20,238 for southeast region associate degree wielding students whose families make $48-$75k.

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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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