2024 Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Welding Technology/Welder is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #51 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for welding technology/welder students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 253 associate degrees in welding technology/welder during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Welding Technology/Welder School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of welding technology/welder for getting your associate degree school matters. Important measures of a quality wielding program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on welding technology/welder students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other welding technology/welder students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized welding technology/welder related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for welding technology/welder students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The wielding school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania.

 

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Welding Technology/Welder in Pennsylvania

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in welding technology/welder.

Top Pennsylvania Schools for an Associate in Wielding

1

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
Lancaster, PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

22 Annual Graduates

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in welding technology/welder. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a small public college located in the small city of Lancaster.More information about a associate in welding technology/welder from Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology

2

Pennsylvania College of Technology
Williamsport, PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

47 Annual Graduates

Pennsylvania College of Technology is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in welding technology/welder. Located in the city of Williamsport, Penn College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in welding technology/welder from Pennsylvania College of Technology

3

Pittsburgh Technical College
Oakdale, PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

33 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Pittsburgh Technical College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in welding technology/welder. Pittsburgh Technical College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the rural area of Oakdale.More information about a associate in welding technology/welder from Pittsburgh Technical College

4

Triangle Tech - Greensburg
Greensburg, PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

27 Annual Graduates

Triangle Tech - Greensburg is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in welding technology/welder. Located in the suburb of Greensburg, Triangle Tech - Greensburg is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.More information about a associate in welding technology/welder from Triangle Tech - Greensburg

5

Triangle Tech - Sunbury
Sunbury, PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

30 Annual Graduates

Triangle Tech - Sunbury is a small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Sunbury.More information about a associate in welding technology/welder from Triangle Tech - Sunbury

6

Triangle Tech - Dubois
Falls Creek, PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

26 Annual Graduates

Located in the rural area of Falls Creek, Triangle Tech - Dubois is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.More information about a associate in welding technology/welder from Triangle Tech - Dubois

7

Triangle Tech - Bethlehem
Bethlehem, PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

25 Annual Graduates

Triangle Tech - Bethlehem is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.More information about a associate in welding technology/welder from Triangle Tech - Bethlehem

Best Welding Technology/Welder Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Welding Technology/Welder Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	429	118

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Welding Technology/Welder Related Rankings by Major

One of 8 majors within the Precision Metal Working area of study, Welding Technology/Welder has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Wielding

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist	45
Metal Fabricator	41
Machine Shop Technology/Assistant	28

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.