Welding programs in North Carolina
103 welding programs at 61 North Carolina schools are in the federal data. Where earnings are reported (7 programs), the state median is $39,883 one year after completion, 8% below the national median of $43,370. Median borrower debt is $11,000.
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$39,883median 1-yr earnings
$11,000median debt
| School | City | Program | Credential | Completers/yr | 1-yr earnings | Median debt | Monthly payment* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davidson-Davie Community College | Thomasville, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 67 | $47,250 | – | – |
| Universal Technical Institute-Mooresville | Mooresville, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 165 | $45,023 | $6,855 | $78 |
| Miller-Motte College-Raleigh | Raleigh, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 0 | $39,883 | $11,754 | $134 |
| Miller-Motte College-Fayetteville | Fayetteville, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | – | $39,883 | $11,754 | $134 |
| Gaston College | Dallas, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 81 | $39,568 | – | – |
| Cape Fear Community College | Wilmington, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 47 | $38,927 | – | – |
| Forsyth Technical Community College | Winston-Salem, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 75 | $38,508 | – | – |
| College of the Albemarle | Elizabeth City, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 86 | not reported | – | – |
| South Piedmont Community College | Polkton, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 8 | not reported | – | – |
| Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College | Asheville, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 58 | not reported | – | – |
| Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College | Asheville, NC | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 5 | not reported | – | – |
| Beaufort County Community College | Washington, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 20 | not reported | – | – |
| Beaufort County Community College | Washington, NC | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 3 | not reported | – | – |
| Bladen Community College | Dublin, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 15 | not reported | – | – |
| Bladen Community College | Dublin, NC | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 8 | not reported | – | – |
| Blue Ridge Community College | Flat Rock, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 58 | not reported | – | – |
| Blue Ridge Community College | Flat Rock, NC | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 7 | not reported | – | – |
| Brunswick Community College | Bolivia, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 20 | not reported | – | – |
| Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute | Hudson, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 37 | not reported | – | – |
| Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute | Hudson, NC | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 6 | not reported | – | – |
| Cape Fear Community College | Wilmington, NC | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 4 | not reported | – | – |
| Carteret Community College | Morehead City, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 24 | not reported | – | – |
| Carteret Community College | Morehead City, NC | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 5 | not reported | – | – |
| Catawba Valley Community College | Hickory, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 96 | not reported | – | – |
| Catawba Valley Community College | Hickory, NC | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 28 | not reported | – | – |
| Central Carolina Community College | Sanford, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 80 | not reported | – | – |
| Central Carolina Community College | Sanford, NC | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 14 | not reported | – | – |
| Central Piedmont Community College | Charlotte, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 48 | not reported | – | – |
| Central Piedmont Community College | Charlotte, NC | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 18 | not reported | – | – |
| Cleveland Community College | Shelby, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 27 | not reported | – | – |
| Coastal Carolina Community College | Jacksonville, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 29 | not reported | – | – |
| Craven Community College | New Bern, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 86 | not reported | – | – |
| Craven Community College | New Bern, NC | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 10 | not reported | – | – |
| Davidson-Davie Community College | Thomasville, NC | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 7 | not reported | – | – |
| Durham Technical Community College | Durham, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 15 | not reported | – | – |
| Edgecombe Community College | Tarboro, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 21 | not reported | – | – |
| Edgecombe Community College | Tarboro, NC | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Fayetteville Technical Community College | Fayetteville, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 52 | not reported | $6,431 | $73 |
| Fayetteville Technical Community College | Fayetteville, NC | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 5 | not reported | – | – |
| Forsyth Technical Community College | Winston-Salem, NC | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 20 | not reported | – | – |
| Gaston College | Dallas, NC | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 2 | not reported | – | – |
| Guilford Technical Community College | Jamestown, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 36 | not reported | – | – |
| Guilford Technical Community College | Jamestown, NC | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 4 | not reported | – | – |
| Halifax Community College | Weldon, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 16 | not reported | – | – |
| Haywood Community College | Clyde, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 13 | not reported | – | – |
| Haywood Community College | Clyde, NC | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 8 | not reported | – | – |
| Isothermal Community College | Spindale, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 47 | not reported | – | – |
| Isothermal Community College | Spindale, NC | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 8 | not reported | – | – |
| James Sprunt Community College | Kenansville, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 23 | not reported | – | – |
| Johnston Community College | Smithfield, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 17 | not reported | – | – |
| Johnston Community College | Smithfield, NC | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 8 | not reported | – | – |
| Lenoir Community College | Kinston, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 41 | not reported | – | – |
| Lenoir Community College | Kinston, NC | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 10 | not reported | – | – |
| Martin Community College | Williamston, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 28 | not reported | – | – |
| Martin Community College | Williamston, NC | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 3 | not reported | – | – |
| Mayland Community College | Spruce Pine, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 25 | not reported | – | – |
| McDowell Technical Community College | Marion, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 27 | not reported | – | – |
| McDowell Technical Community College | Marion, NC | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 5 | not reported | – | – |
| Mitchell Community College | Statesville, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 14 | not reported | – | – |
| Mitchell Community College | Statesville, NC | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 1 | not reported | – | – |
| Montgomery Community College | Troy, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 10 | not reported | – | – |
| Nash Community College | Rocky Mount, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 2 | not reported | – | – |
| Nash Community College | Rocky Mount, NC | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 1 | not reported | – | – |
| Pamlico Community College | Grantsboro, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 4 | not reported | – | – |
| Pamlico Community College | Grantsboro, NC | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 1 | not reported | – | – |
| Piedmont Community College | Roxboro, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 24 | not reported | – | – |
| Pitt Community College | Winterville, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 107 | not reported | – | – |
| Pitt Community College | Winterville, NC | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 25 | not reported | – | – |
| Randolph Community College | Asheboro, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 67 | not reported | – | – |
| Randolph Community College | Asheboro, NC | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 5 | not reported | – | – |
| Richmond Community College | Hamlet, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 64 | not reported | – | – |
| Roanoke-Chowan Community College | Ahoskie, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 4 | not reported | – | – |
| Robeson Community College | Lumberton, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 20 | not reported | – | – |
| Robeson Community College | Lumberton, NC | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | – | not reported | – | – |
| Rockingham Community College | Wentworth, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 44 | not reported | – | – |
| Rockingham Community College | Wentworth, NC | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 7 | not reported | – | – |
| Rowan-Cabarrus Community College | Salisbury, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 138 | not reported | – | – |
| Rowan-Cabarrus Community College | Salisbury, NC | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 15 | not reported | – | – |
| Sampson Community College | Clinton, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 15 | not reported | – | – |
| Sampson Community College | Clinton, NC | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 7 | not reported | – | – |
| Southeastern Community College | Whiteville, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 9 | not reported | – | – |
| Southeastern Community College | Whiteville, NC | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 3 | not reported | – | – |
| Southwestern Community College | Sylva, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 29 | not reported | – | – |
| Southwestern Community College | Sylva, NC | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 5 | not reported | – | – |
| Stanly Community College | Albemarle, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 15 | not reported | – | – |
| Stanly Community College | Albemarle, NC | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Surry Community College | Dobson, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 46 | not reported | – | – |
| Surry Community College | Dobson, NC | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 9 | not reported | – | – |
| Alamance Community College | Graham, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 11 | not reported | – | – |
| Alamance Community College | Graham, NC | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 14 | not reported | – | – |
| Tri-County Community College | Murphy, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 7 | not reported | – | – |
| Tri-County Community College | Murphy, NC | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 2 | not reported | – | – |
| Vance-Granville Community College | Henderson, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 7 | not reported | – | – |
| Vance-Granville Community College | Henderson, NC | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 8 | not reported | – | – |
| Wake Technical Community College | Raleigh, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 81 | not reported | $11,000 | $125 |
| Wake Technical Community College | Raleigh, NC | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 40 | not reported | – | – |
| Wayne Community College | Goldsboro, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 63 | not reported | – | – |
| Wayne Community College | Goldsboro, NC | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 6 | not reported | – | – |
| Western Piedmont Community College | Morganton, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 7 | not reported | – | – |
| Western Piedmont Community College | Morganton, NC | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 6 | not reported | – | – |
| Wilkes Community College | Wilkesboro, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 68 | not reported | – | – |
| Wilson Community College | Wilson, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 19 | not reported | – | – |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte | Charlotte, NC | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 8 | not reported | – | – |
*Scorecard's estimated monthly payment on the median debt over 10 years. “Not reported” means the Department suppressed or did not publish the figure.
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Before you choose a welding school in North Carolina
Employers often ask for a welding certification such as those offered by the American Welding Society. Those exams are separate from the school diploma, so ask each school how many weld-test hours you get in a booth.
- How many hours are spent in the weld booth versus the classroom?
- Which welding processes (SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, FCAW) and positions are covered?
- Does the school host certification tests on site?
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard Field of Study and Institution files (release dated 10/15/2026). Earnings are median annual earnings of completers working and not enrolled one year after finishing; debt is median federal loan debt of borrowers; both describe past cohorts and small programs are suppressed by the Department. See our methodology.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best-paying welding program in North Carolina?
By reported one-year earnings, Davidson-Davie Community College leads at $47,250 in the certificate program, but compare cost and local jobs too.
How many welding programs are in North Carolina?
The Scorecard lists 103 certificate or associate programs in this field at 61 schools in North Carolina.