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2022 Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in Colorado

7 Ranked Colleges
108 Degrees Awarded
$10,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in Colorado

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in Colorado” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across Colorado, there were 1,537 welding technology/welder graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 108 welding technology/welder graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,269 and $19,040 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in Colorado” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in welding technology/welder. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality welding technology/welder programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the welding technology/welder program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in Colorado” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in Colorado

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

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

#1

Pueblo Community College

Pueblo, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Pueblo Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Pueblo, Colorado, and it awarded 31 associates’s wielding degrees in 2019-2020.

Pueblo Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in Colorado” list. It costs about $11,319 for colorado associate degree wielding students per year to attend Pueblo Community College.

Read more about Welding Technology/Welder at Pueblo Community College

#2

Aims Community College

Greeley, Colorado
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Aims Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Greeley, Colorado, this medium-sized public school handed out 17 degrees to qualified associates’s wielding students in 2019-2020.

Aims Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in Colorado” list. The yearly cost to attend Aims Community College is $8,386 for Colorado Associate Degree Wielding students.

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#3

Pikes Peak Community College

Colorado Springs, Colorado
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pikes Peak Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in Colorado list. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, this fairly large public school handed out 21 degrees to qualified associates’s wielding students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at PPCC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. It costs about $10,336 for colorado associate degree wielding students per year to attend Pikes Peak Community College.

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#4

Trinidad State Junior College

Trinidad, Colorado
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinidad State Junior College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Trinidad, Colorado, this small public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s wielding students in 2019-2020.

Trinidad State Junior College also made our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $10,544 for Colorado Associate Degree Wielding students per year to attend Trinidad State Junior College.

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#5

Front Range Community College

Westminster, Colorado
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Front Range Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Westminster, Colorado, and it awarded 19 associates’s wielding degrees in 2019-2020.

FRCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in Colorado” list. The yearly cost to attend FRCC is $9,725 for colorado associate degree wielding students.

Read more about Welding Technology/Welder at Front Range Community College

#6

Community College of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#5 in overall quality

Community College of Denver ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in Colorado list. This medium-sized school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 12 associates’s wielding degrees in 2019-2020.

CCD also took the #5 spot in our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. It costs about $9,304 for colorado associate degree wielding students per year to attend CCD.

Read more about Welding Technology/Welder at Community College of Denver

#7

Red Rocks Community College

Lakewood, Colorado
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Red Rocks Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in Colorado list. Located in Lakewood, Colorado, this medium-sized public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s wielding students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Red Rocks Community College, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Red Rocks Community College is $10,257 for colorado associate degree wielding students.

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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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