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Welding at Cuesta College

79 Degrees Awarded

3% Women

47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities

2 Related Careers

If you plan to study Welding, consider the program at Cuesta College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Cuesta College sits in San Luis Obispo, CA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 79 welding graduations were recorded at Cuesta College.

Online Class Availability at Cuesta College

Distance learning is available at Cuesta College. Among 11,283 students, 3,291 (29%) studied exclusively online and 3,319 (29%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Welding graduates at Cuesta College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Welding graduates at Cuesta College are 3% women (2) and 97% men (77).

Welding Associate’s Program at Cuesta College

Of the 5 associate’s welding degrees awarded at Cuesta College, 20% were women (1) and 80% were men (4).

Cuesta College gender breakdown of Welding Associate's degree recipients

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Welding associate’s degree recipients at Cuesta College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	3
Hispanic / Latino	2

Racial-ethnic diversity of Welding majors at Cuesta College

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of Welding associate’s degree recipients at Cuesta College, higher than the national average of 34%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for Welding Graduates

Graduates of the Welding program at Cuesta College work across a variety of fields. Here are the highest-paying careers for Welding majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$60,230
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$50,993

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