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Welding Technology/Welder at Fox Valley Technical College

If you are interested in studying welding technology/welder, you may want to check out the program at Fox Valley Technical College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

FVTC is located in Appleton, Wisconsin and approximately 11,711 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 15 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.

FVTC 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

FVTC Welding Technology/Welder Rankings

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Wielding Student Demographics at FVTC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the wielding majors at Fox Valley Technical College.

FVTC Welding Technology/Welder Associate’s Program

13% Women

7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 87% of wielding associate's degrees went to men and 13% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in wielding only graduates about 9% women each year. The program at FVTC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in wielding at FVTC are white. Around 93% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 WI, the home state for Fox Valley Technical College.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	15,550	$43,490
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	370	$39,100

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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