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Welding Technology/Welder at Elgin Community College

What traits are you looking for in a wielding school? To help you decide if Elgin Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's wielding program.

ECC is located in Elgin, Illinois and approximately 7,882 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 5 students received their associate's degree in wielding.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Welding Technology/Welder section at the bottom of this page.

ECC Welding Technology/Welder Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Wielding (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in Wielding (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Wielding

ECC Welding Technology/Welder Rankings

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Wielding Student Demographics at ECC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the wielding majors at Elgin Community College.

ECC Welding Technology/Welder Associate’s Program

20% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of wielding associate's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in wielding at ECC are white. Around 60% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. ECC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in wielding graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Elgin Community College with a associate's in wielding.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Wielding Grads May Go Into

A degree in wielding can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Elgin Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	12,530	$42,960
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	1,400	$36,730

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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