2024 Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in Missouri

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.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 61 associate degrees in welding technology/welder during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to welding technology/welder students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of welding technology/welder students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized welding technology/welder related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Welding Technology/Welder Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in Missouri ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

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

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

Top Missouri Schools for an Associate in Wielding

1

State Technical College of Missouri
Linn, MO

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

28 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in welding technology/welder has to check out State Technical College of Missouri. Located in the rural area of Linn, STC is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in welding technology/welder from State Technical College of Missouri

2

Ozarks Technical Community College
Springfield, MO

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in welding technology/welder has to look into Ozarks Technical Community College. OTC is a large public college located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.More information about a associate in welding technology/welder from Ozarks Technical Community College

Best Welding Technology/Welder Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	299	38
Kansas	275	46
Iowa	200	41
Nebraska	163	72
South Dakota	148	32
North Dakota	144	30

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Rankings in Majors Related to Wielding

Welding Technology/Welder is one of 8 different types of Precision Metal Working programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Wielding

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist	63
Machine Shop Technology/Assistant	16
Metal Fabricator	3

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.