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Welding Technology/Welder at Laney College

Every welding technology/welder school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the wielding program at Laney College stacks up to those at other schools.

Laney College is located in Oakland, California and approximately 9,225 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.

Laney College Welding Technology/Welder Degrees Available

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

Laney College Welding Technology/Welder Rankings

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Wielding Student Demographics at Laney College

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

Laney College 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 Laney College are white. Around 60% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. Laney College 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 Laney College with a associate's in wielding.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Machine Tool Technology/Machinist

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 CA, the home state for Laney College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	26,970	$46,560
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	3,260	$40,780

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*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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