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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Welding Technology/Welder in Oregon

5 Ranked Colleges
72 Degrees Awarded
$8,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in Oregon

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Oregon” 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 Oregon, there were 332 welding technology/welder graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 72 welding technology/welder graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in Oregon” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in Oregon

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in Oregon.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Welding Technology/Welder in Oregon

#1

Portland Community College

Portland, Oregon
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Portland Community College is a large school located in Portland, Oregon that handed out 20 associates’s wielding degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our oregon associate degree wielding students list, Portland Community College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Portland Community College is $8,914 for oregon associate degree wielding students.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Linn-Benton Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Albany, Oregon, this small public school handed out 22 degrees to qualified associates’s wielding students in 2019-2020.

LBCC also made our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in Oregon” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $9,102 for oregon associate degree wielding students per year to attend LBCC.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Treasure Valley Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Ontario, Oregon, and it awarded 4 associates’s wielding degrees in 2019-2020.

Treasure Valley Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in Oregon” list. The estimated yearly cost for Treasure Valley Community College is $7,134 for Oregon Associate Degree Wielding students.

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#4

Lane Community College

Eugene, Oregon
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lane Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in Oregon list. Lane Community College is a public institution located in Eugene, Oregon. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our oregon associate degree wielding students list, Lane Community College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Lane Community College is $8,553 for oregon associate degree wielding students.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwestern Oregon Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in Oregon. SWOCC is a small school located in Coos Bay, Oregon that handed out 1 associates’s wielding degrees in 2019-2020.

SWOCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in Oregon” list. It costs about $8,892 for Oregon Associate Degree Wielding students per year to attend SWOCC.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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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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