by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Welding Technology/Welder is the 215th most popular major in the country with 46,029 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Southeast region, there were 17,652 welding technology/welder graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 565 welding technology/welder graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,020 and $16,931 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 66 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in welding technology/welder. That schools that top this list have a program in welding technology/welder in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree wielding students.
Out of the 66 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Orlando, Florida, and it awarded 123 associates’s wielding degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about Welding Technology/Welder at Southern Technical College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New River Community and Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in the Southeast Region list. New River Community and Technical College is located in Beaver, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 12 associates’s wielding degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Welding Technology/Welder at New River Community and Technical College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Advanced Technology Institute. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in the Southeast Region list. ATI is a small private for-profit school situated in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It awarded 14 associates’s wielding degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Welding Technology/Welder at Advanced Technology Institute
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend William Moore College of Technology. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in the Southeast Region. William Moore College of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Memphis, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about Welding Technology/Welder at William Moore College of Technology
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Mississippi Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Scooba, Mississippi, and it awarded 19 associates’s wielding degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full East Mississippi Community College Welding Technology/Welder Report
Southeastern Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Whiteville, North Carolina, this small public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s wielding students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Read more about Welding Technology/Welder at Southeastern Community College
Southwest Mississippi Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Summit, Mississippi, this small public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s wielding students in 2021-2022.
Read more about Welding Technology/Welder at Southwest Mississippi Community College
Arkansas State University - Mountain Home landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Mountain Home, Arkansas, and it awarded 13 associates’s wielding degrees in 2021-2022.
Mountwest Community and Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. This small school is located in Huntington, West Virginia, and it awarded 4 associates’s wielding degrees in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #10, West Virginia Northern Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in the Southeast Region list. Wheeling, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s wielding degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Bladen Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. This small school is located in Dublin, North Carolina, and it awarded 7 associates’s wielding degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Welding Technology/Welder at Bladen Community College
With a ranking of #12, Central Carolina Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in the Southeast Region list. Central Carolina Community College is a medium-sized school located in Sanford, North Carolina that handed out 15 associates’s wielding degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Central Carolina Community College Welding Technology/Welder Report
Shelton State Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Shelton State Community College is a public institution located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about Welding Technology/Welder at Shelton State Community College
University of Arkansas Community College - Morrilton landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Arkansas Community College - Morrilton is a small school located in Morrilton, Arkansas that handed out 6 associates’s wielding degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of Arkansas Community College - Morrilton Welding Technology/Welder Report
Martin Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. This small school is located in Williamston, North Carolina, and it awarded 27 associates’s wielding degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Welding Technology/Welder at Martin Community College
West Virginia University at Parkersburg came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Parkersburg, West Virginia, this small public school awarded 17 degrees to qualified associates’s wielding students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Welding Technology/Welder at West Virginia University at Parkersburg
Blue Ridge Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. Blue Ridge Community College is located in Flat Rock, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 13 associates’s wielding degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Blue Ridge Community College Welding Technology/Welder Report
Jones County Junior College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in the Southeast Region list. Jones County Junior College is located in Ellisville, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 12 associates’s wielding degrees to qualified students.
Full Jones County Junior College Welding Technology/Welder Report
Beaufort County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. Washington, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s wielding degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Welding Technology/Welder at Beaufort County Community College
Pitt Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Pitt Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Winterville, North Carolina. It awarded 22 associates’s wielding degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Pitt Community College Welding Technology/Welder Report
Carteret Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #21. Carteret Community College is a small public school situated in Morehead City, North Carolina. It awarded 3 associates’s wielding degrees in 2021-2022.
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Vance-Granville Community College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Vance-Granville Community College is located in Henderson, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 associates’s wielding degrees to qualified students.
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Lenoir Community College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Lenoir Community College is a small school located in Kinston, North Carolina that handed out 3 associates’s wielding degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Lenoir Community College Welding Technology/Welder Report
With a ranking of #24, Western Piedmont Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Morganton, North Carolina, this small public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s wielding students in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Sampson Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #25. Located in Clinton, North Carolina, this small public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified associates’s wielding students in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Welding Technology/Welder at Sampson Community College
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