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

7 Ranked Colleges
135 Degrees Awarded
$5,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in Michigan

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in Michigan” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across Michigan, there were 438 welding technology/welder graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 135 welding technology/welder graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,205 and $16,137 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in Michigan” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in Michigan” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in Michigan

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

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Welding Technology/Welder in Michigan

#1

Grand Rapids Community College

Grand Rapids, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grand Rapids Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in Michigan. Grand Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s wielding degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Grand Rapids Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in Michigan” list. The estimated yearly cost for Grand Rapids Community College is $8,684 for Michigan Associate Degree Wielding students.

Read more about Welding Technology/Welder at Grand Rapids Community College

#2

Delta College

University Center, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Delta College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in Michigan. University Center, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s wielding degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Delta College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Delta College is $3,629 for michigan associate degree wielding students.

Full Delta College Welding Technology/Welder Report

#3

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, Michigan
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Ferris State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Ferris is located in Big Rapids, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 49 associates’s wielding degrees to qualified students.

Ferris also made our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $12,889 for Michigan Associate Degree Wielding students per year to attend Ferris.

Full Ferris State University Welding Technology/Welder Report

#4

Lansing Community College

Lansing, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lansing Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in Michigan list. Lansing Community College is a fairly large school located in Lansing, Michigan that handed out 5 associates’s wielding degrees in 2019-2020.

LCC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Lansing Community College is $4,828 for Michigan Associate Degree Wielding students.

Full LCC Welding Technology/Welder Report

#5

Washtenaw Community College

Ann Arbor, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Washtenaw Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Washtenaw Community College is a fairly large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 23 associates’s wielding degrees in 2019-2020.

Washtenaw Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in Michigan” list. It costs about $2,441 for Michigan Associate Degree Wielding students per year to attend Washtenaw Community College.

Read more about Welding Technology/Welder at Washtenaw Community College

#6 in overall quality

Monroe County Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in Michigan ranking. This small school is located in Monroe, Michigan, and it awarded 5 associates’s wielding degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our michigan associate degree wielding students list, Monroe County Community College has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Monroe County Community College is $4,006 for michigan associate degree wielding students.

Read more about Welding Technology/Welder at Monroe County Community College

#7

Kirtland Community College

Roscommon, Michigan
#7 in overall quality

Kirtland Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in Michigan ranking. Kirtland Community College is located in Roscommon, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 associates’s wielding degrees to qualified students.

Kirtland Community College also made our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend Kirtland Community College is $4,947 for Michigan Associate Degree Wielding students.

Read full report on Welding Technology/Welder at Kirtland Community College

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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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