2023 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Welding Technology/Welder in Washington
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$15,000
Avg Cost*
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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in Washington” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Welding Technology/Welder is the 215th most popular major in the country with 42,490 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Washington, there were 821 welding technology/welder graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 254 welding technology/welder graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,435 and $16,352 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in Washington” ranking, we looked at 19 colleges that offer a degree in welding technology/welder. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their welding technology/welder program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in Washington
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in Washington”.
Top 19 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Welding Technology/Welder in Washington
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellingham Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in Washington list. Bellingham, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s wielding degrees to 66 students in 2020-2021.
Full Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute Welding Technology/Welder Report
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, South Seattle College landed the #2 spot on the list. South Seattle College is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 associates’s wielding degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Peninsula College landed the #3 spot on the list. Peninsula College is a small school located in Port Angeles, Washington that handed out 11 associates’s wielding degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Walla Walla Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in Washington list. Walla Walla, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s wielding degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Washington Institute of Technology landed the #5 spot on the list. Lake Washington Institute of Technology is a small public school situated in Kirkland, Washington. It awarded 19 associates’s wielding degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Lake Washington Institute of Technology Welding Technology/Welder Report
Skagit Valley College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in Washington list. This small school is located in Mount Vernon, Washington, and it awarded 18 associates’s wielding degrees in 2020-2021.
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Lower Columbia College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in Washington ranking, coming in at #7. Lower Columbia College is located in Longview, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s wielding degrees to qualified students.
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Bates Technical College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in Washington ranking. Bates Technical College is a public institution located in Tacoma, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Bates Technical College Welding Technology/Welder Report
South Puget Sound Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in Washington ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Olympia, Washington, this small public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified associates’s wielding students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #10, Big Bend Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in Washington list. Big Bend Community College is a small public school situated in Moses Lake, Washington. It awarded 6 associates’s wielding degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Big Bend Community College Welding Technology/Welder Report
Everett Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in Washington ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Everett, Washington, and it awarded 14 associates’s wielding degrees in 2020-2021.
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Grays Harbor College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in Washington ranking. This small school is located in Aberdeen, Washington, and it awarded 3 associates’s wielding degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Grays Harbor College Welding Technology/Welder Report
Centralia College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in Washington ranking. Centralia College is located in Centralia, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s wielding degrees to qualified students.
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Olympic College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in Washington list. OC is a public institution located in Bremerton, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full OC Welding Technology/Welder Report
Clark College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in Washington ranking. Clark College is a medium-sized public school situated in Vancouver, Washington. It awarded 11 associates’s wielding degrees in 2020-2021.
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Clover Park Technical College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in Washington list. Lakewood, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s wielding degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
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Columbia Basin College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in Washington ranking. Located in Pasco, Washington, this medium-sized public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s wielding students in 2020-2021.
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Renton Technical College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in Washington list. Renton Technical College is a small public school situated in Renton, Washington. It awarded 3 associates’s wielding degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Green River College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in Washington ranking. Auburn, Washington is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s wielding degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
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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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.