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Welding Technology/Welder at Kilgore College

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

Kilgore College is located in Kilgore, Texas and has a total student population of 5,100. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 8 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.

Kilgore College Welding Technology/Welder Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Wielding (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Wielding

Kilgore College Welding Technology/Welder Rankings

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Wielding Student Demographics at Kilgore College

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

Kilgore College Welding Technology/Welder Associate’s Program

13% Women

63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 88% of wielding associate's degrees went to men and 13% went to women.

Kilgore College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in wielding graduates 27% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
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 TX, the home state for Kilgore College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	50,120	$46,140
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	1,360	$38,390

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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