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2024 Best Welding Technology/Welder Schools in Minnesota

5 Colleges in Minnesota
563 Wielding Degrees Awarded
Welding Technology/Welder is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #215 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Minnesota to determine which ones were the best for welding technology/welder students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 563 degrees in welding technology/welder during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Welding Technology/Welder School

Best Welding Technology/Welder Schools in Minnesota The wielding program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Welding Technology/Welder rankings. We derive our Best Overall Welding Technology/Welder School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Welding Technology/Welder Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Wielding

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Welding Technology/Welder Schools in Minnesota list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Welding Technology/Welder in Minnesota

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the wielding degree levels they offer.

Top Minnesota Schools in Wielding

1
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MN

Every student who is interested in welding technology/welder has to check out Dunwoody College of Technology. Dunwoody College of Technology is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Minneapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #645 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Dunwoody College of Technology is a great college overall.

There were about 18 welding technology/welder students who graduated with this degree at Dunwoody College of Technology in the most recent data year.

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2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MN
107 Wielding Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat Anoka Technical College if you wish to pursue a degree in welding technology/welder. Anoka Technical College is a small public college located in the suburb of Anoka. A Best Colleges rank of #775 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Anoka Technical College is a great college overall.

There were approximately 107 welding technology/welder students who graduated with this degree at Anoka Technical College in the most recent data year.

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3
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MN
37 Wielding Degrees Awarded

Central Lakes College - Brainerd is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in welding technology/welder. Central Lakes College is a small public college located in the town of Brainerd. This college ranks 45th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were roughly 37 welding technology/welder students who graduated with this degree at Central Lakes College in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MN
21.4% Growth in Graduates

Lake Superior College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in welding technology/welder. Located in the small city of Duluth, LSC is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 40th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were about 28 welding technology/welder students who graduated with this degree at LSC in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In MN

Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 39th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were roughly 9 welding technology/welder students who graduated with this degree at Minneapolis Community and Technical College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Welding Technology/Welder Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Missouri 693 61
Iowa 648 41
Kansas 599 46
Nebraska 500 72
North Dakota 416 30
South Dakota 381 32

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

Majors Similar to Wielding

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist Technology/CNC Machinist 255
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist 99
Machine Shop Technology/Assistant 18
Sheet Metal Technology/Sheetworking 11
Tool & Die Technology/Technician 2

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