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New River Community College

Welding Technology/Welder (48.0508)
Longer-Term Undergraduate Certificate
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Welding Technology
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: CERT
2010 CIP Code: 480508

Credit HoursProgram Offered
On-Campus:YesYes
Off-Campus:YesNo

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-19353013
2019-20383114
2020-21302211
2021-22473214
2022-23453219

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
2.7432$ 2,958




The table to the right provides the degree award history of each the last five years, disaggregated by state residency. This breakout may may help explain why a relatively low percentage of program completers may appear to be working in Virginia.



Program Graduates by Domicile
YearIn-StateOut-of-StateTotal
2018-1913013
2019-2014014
2020-2110111
2021-2213114
2022-2319019
Five Year Summary69271
Distribution by Gender and Race/Ethnicity within Five-year Totals,


YearForeign/ InternationalAfrican Am. or Black (NH)Am. Indian/ Native Am. (NH)Asian/ Pacific Islander (NH)HispanicWhite, Caucasian Am. (NH)Multi-Race (NH)Unknown/ Unreported (NH)Total
Sum of the Last 5 Years010071365171



Wages Earned in 2020

The table below shows the wage data for the select program and places it in the context of all wages at the same degree level of this institution by graduates with at least three (3) quarters of employment.





Post-Completion Wage Outcomes, Earnings in 2022
Graduation YearGrads (n)Grads w/Wages (n)25th PercentileMedian Wage75th Percentile
2011-12 (10 years)3367%$47,730$58,833$76,770
2013-14 (8 years)3281%$47,978$57,257$80,126
2016-17 (5 years)5281%$37,854$47,051$55,997
2018-19 (3 years)6673%$27,280$42,870$52,451
2020-21 (18 months)6668%$26,147$39,496$49,437



Student Debt of Graduates
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Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-182034.5%$ 4,840$ 6,886$ 11,918$ 14,052
2014-15 to 2018-191928.8%$ 5,226$ 7,040$ 12,374$ 14,492
2015-16 to 2019-201724.6%$ 4,701$ 7,040$ 9,768$ 13,612
2016-17 to 2020-211319.7%$ 5,444$ 15,915$ 14,418$ 18,063
2017-18 to 2021-22
Note: Student borrowing at graduation, excludes PLUS loans, in five-year rollups. Includes all known institutionally-processed borrowing occuring at all public and nonprofit institutions in Virginia. Debt accrued outside Virginia in prior postsecondary activity is not available.
Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation, Including Parent-PLUS and Grad-PLUS
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-182136.2%$ 5,226$ 7,040$ 14,569$ 14,492
2014-15 to 2018-192030.3%$ 5,335$ 7,828$ 15,135$ 15,998
2015-16 to 2019-201826.1%$ 4,701$ 7,828$ 11,513$ 16,769
2016-17 to 2020-211421.2%$ 5,444$ 16,342$ 18,989$ 27,557
2017-18 to 2021-22


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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