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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Welding Technology/Welder in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

17 Ranked Colleges
427 Degrees Awarded
$7,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid” 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 Getting Aid” 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 Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree wielding students with aid.

Top 17 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Welding Technology/Welder in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

Pitt Community College

Winterville, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pitt Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. This medium-sized school is located in Winterville, North Carolina, and it awarded 23 associates’s wielding degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $3,478 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Wielding students with aid per year to attend Pitt Community College.

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#2

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 #2 on our 2022 Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Central Piedmont Community College is a public institution located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Piedmont Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Central Piedmont Community College is $6,002 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Wielding students with aid.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 17 schools in the Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Asheville, North Carolina. It awarded 13 associates’s wielding degrees 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. It costs about $7,318 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Wielding students with aid per year to attend Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 17 schools in the Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas Community College - Morrilton landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Arkansas Community College - Morrilton is a small public school situated in Morrilton, Arkansas. It awarded 9 associates’s wielding degrees in 2019-2020.

UACCM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UACCM is $5,013 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Wielding students with aid.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 17 schools in the Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College landed the #5 spot on the list. Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a medium-sized school located in Elizabethtown, Kentucky that handed out 5 associates’s wielding degrees in 2019-2020.

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #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 $5,684 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Wielding students with aid.

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#6 in overall quality

East Mississippi Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. East Mississippi Community College is a small school located in Scooba, Mississippi that handed out 7 associates’s wielding degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at EMCC, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for East Mississippi Community College is $6,039 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Wielding students with aid.

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#7

Jones County Junior College

Ellisville, Mississippi
#9 in overall quality

Jones County Junior College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Jones County Junior College is a small school located in Ellisville, Mississippi that handed out 8 associates’s wielding degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree wielding students with aid list, Jones County Junior College has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Jones County Junior College is $4,673 for southeast region associate degree wielding students with aid.

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#7 in overall quality

Arkansas State University - Beebe ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Arkansas State University - Beebe is $8,899 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Wielding students with aid.

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#8 in overall quality

Owensboro Community and Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Owensboro Community and Technical College is a small school located in Owensboro, Kentucky that handed out 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 estimated yearly cost for Owensboro Community and Technical College is $5,308 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Wielding students with aid.

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#10

Holmes Community College

Goodman, Mississippi
#14 in overall quality

Holmes 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 Getting Aid ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Goodman, Mississippi, and it awarded 1 associates’s wielding degrees in 2019-2020.

Holmes Community College also made our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #14. The estimated yearly cost for Holmes Community College is $4,321 for southeast region associate degree wielding students with aid.

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#11

Mountwest Community and Technical College

Huntington, West Virginia
#10 in overall quality

Mountwest Community and Technical College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. 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.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree wielding students with aid 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 $8,122 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Wielding students with aid per year to attend MCTC.

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#12

West Virginia University at Parkersburg

Parkersburg, West Virginia
#11 in overall quality

West Virginia University at Parkersburg ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. West Virginia University at Parkersburg is a small school located in Parkersburg, West Virginia that handed out 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. The yearly cost to attend West Virginia University at Parkersburg is $6,342 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Wielding students with aid.

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#13

Pearl River Community College

Poplarville, Mississippi
#15 in overall quality

Pearl River Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Pearl River Community College is a medium-sized school located in Poplarville, Mississippi that handed out 1 associates’s wielding degrees in 2019-2020.

Pearl River Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $6,114 for southeast region associate degree wielding students with aid per year to attend Pearl River Community College.

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#12 in overall quality

Bluegrass Community and Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #14. Lexington, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s wielding degrees to 2 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 yearly cost to attend Bluegrass Community and Technical College is $6,082 for southeast region associate degree wielding students with aid.

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#15

Blue Ridge Community College

Flat Rock, North Carolina
#13 in overall quality

Blue Ridge Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #15. Blue Ridge Community College is a small school located in Flat Rock, North Carolina that handed out 5 associates’s wielding degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree wielding students with aid list, Blue Ridge Community College has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Blue Ridge Community College is $7,789 for southeast region associate degree wielding students with aid.

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#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 Getting Aid ranking. Orlando, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s wielding degrees to 78 students in 2019-2020.

Southern Technical College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Southern Technical College is $18,695 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Wielding students with aid.

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#17

Advanced Technology Institute

Virginia Beach, Virginia
#17 in overall quality

With a ranking of #17, Advanced Technology Institute did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. ATI is a small school located in Virginia Beach, Virginia that handed out 7 associates’s wielding degrees in 2019-2020.

ATI also made our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #17. The yearly cost to attend ATI is $18,343 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Wielding students with aid.

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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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