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Welding at Orange Coast College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Welding, consider the program at Orange Coast College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Orange Coast College is in Costa Mesa, CA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 30 welding graduations were recorded at Orange Coast College.

Studying Online at Orange Coast College

Many students take online classes at Orange Coast College. Of 17,096 students, 2,351 (14%) studied exclusively online and 6,320 (37%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Welding graduates at Orange Coast College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Welding graduates at Orange Coast College are 7% women (2) and 93% men (28).

Welding Associate’s Program at Orange Coast College

Of the 12 associate’s welding graduates at Orange Coast College, 8% were women (1) and 92% were men (11).

Orange Coast College gender breakdown of Welding Associate's degree recipients

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Welding associate’s degree recipients at Orange Coast College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	6
Hispanic / Latino	5
Asian	1

Racial-ethnic diversity of Welding majors at Orange Coast College

Minority students account for 50% of Welding associate’s degree recipients at Orange Coast College, above the national average of 34%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for Welding Graduates

Graduates of the Welding program at Orange Coast College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Welding majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$60,230
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$50,993

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