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Welding Technology/Welder at Shelton State Community College

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

Shelton State Community College is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and approximately 3,743 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 11 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.

Shelton State Community College 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

Shelton State Community College Welding Technology/Welder Rankings

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Wielding Student Demographics at Shelton State Community College

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

Shelton State Community College Welding Technology/Welder Associate’s Program

18% Women

64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 82% of wielding associate's degrees went to men and 18% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in wielding only graduates about 9% women each year. The program at Shelton State Community College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 10% more women than average.

Shelton State Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in wielding graduates 28% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
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 AL, the home state for Shelton State Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	9,580	$41,050
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	910	$35,540

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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