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Welding Technology/Welder at Merced College

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

Merced Community College District is located in Merced, California and has a total student population of 10,645. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 9 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.

Merced Community College District Welding Technology/Welder Degrees Available

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

Merced Community College District Welding Technology/Welder Rankings

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Wielding Student Demographics at Merced Community College District

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

Merced Community College District Welding Technology/Welder Associate’s Program

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of wielding associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

Merced Community College District does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in wielding graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	4
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 CA, the home state for Merced 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

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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