2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Welding Technology/Welder in the Southeast Region
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 the Southeast Region” 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 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” ranking analyzed 16 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.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the welding technology/welder program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region.
Top 16 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Welding Technology/Welder in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Piedmont Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. 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 $6,002 for southeast region associate degree wielding students.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas Community College - Morrilton landed the #2 spot on the list. UACCM is a public institution located in Morrilton, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree wielding students list, UACCM has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arkansas Community College - Morrilton is $5,013 for southeast region associate degree wielding students.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pitt Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Winterville, North Carolina, and it awarded 23 associates’s wielding degrees in 2019-2020.
Pitt Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Pitt Community College is $3,478 for southeast region associate degree wielding students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Mississippi Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. EMCC is a small public school situated in Scooba, Mississippi. It awarded 7 associates’s wielding degrees in 2019-2020.
EMCC also took 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.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arkansas State University - Beebe. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Beebe, Arkansas, and it awarded 5 associates’s wielding degrees in 2019-2020.
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.
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With a ranking of #6, Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Located in Asheville, North Carolina, this medium-sized public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified associates’s wielding students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree wielding students list, A-B Tech has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College is $7,318 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Wielding students.
Jones County Junior College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Ellisville, Mississippi, and it awarded 8 associates’s wielding degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Jones County Junior College, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $4,673 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Wielding students per year to attend Jones County Junior College.
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Elizabethtown Community and Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Elizabethtown Community and Technical College also took the #5 spot in our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is $5,684 for southeast region associate degree wielding students.
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West Virginia University at Parkersburg came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. 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.
In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree wielding students list, West Virginia University at Parkersburg has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $6,342 for southeast region associate degree wielding students per year to attend West Virginia University at Parkersburg.
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With a ranking of #10, Holmes Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Located in Goodman, Mississippi, this medium-sized public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s wielding students 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 yearly cost to attend Holmes Community College is $4,321 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Wielding students.
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Mountwest Community and Technical College landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Huntington, West Virginia, and it awarded 3 associates’s wielding degrees in 2019-2020.
MCTC also took the #10 spot 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 per year to attend MCTC.
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With a ranking of #12, Owensboro Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Located in Owensboro, Kentucky, this small public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s wielding students in 2019-2020.
Owensboro Community and Technical College also took the #8 spot in our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Owensboro Community and Technical College is $5,308 for southeast region associate degree wielding students.
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Pearl River Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. Pearl River Community College is a public institution located in Poplarville, Mississippi. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Pearl River Community College also made our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #15. The estimated yearly cost for Pearl River Community College is $6,114 for southeast region associate degree wielding students.
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Blue Ridge Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Flat Rock, North Carolina, and it awarded 5 associates’s wielding degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree wielding students 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. It costs about $7,789 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Wielding students per year to attend Blue Ridge Community College.
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Bluegrass Community and Technical College landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Lexington, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Bluegrass Community and Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Bluegrass Community and Technical College is $6,082 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Wielding students.
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Advanced Technology Institute landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Advanced Technology Institute is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 associates’s wielding degrees to qualified students.
ATI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Advanced Technology Institute is $18,343 for southeast region associate degree wielding students.
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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%.
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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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