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KVCC Program Data

Welding - Certificate

 

Fall 2016 - Fall 2021: Welding Fall Admissions (source: MCCS)
CIP Code Credential Student Status   1617 1718 1819 1920 2021 2122
480508 C Fall Applicants Headcount  46 68 66 71 74 71
  % Change from PY    48% -3% 8% 4% -4%
Enrolled Students (Yield) Headcount  16 20 18 16 17 16
  % Change from PY    25% -10% -11% 6% -6%

 

Fall 2016 - Fall 2021: Welding  Fall Enrollment (source: MCCS)
CIP Code Credential   1617 1718 1819 1920 2021 2122
480508 C Headcount 16 21 18 16 18 16
% Change in Headcount from PY    31% -14% -11% 13% -11%
Enrolled Credit Hours 206 261 220 191 209 210
FTE 14 17 15 13 14 14
% Change in Credit Hours and FTE from PY   27% -16% -13% 9% 0%
Spring 2017 - Spring 2022: Welding  Spring Enrollment (source: MCCS)
CIP Code Credential   1617 1718 1819 1920 2021 2122
480508 C Headcount 15 18 15 16 17 14
% Change in Headcount from PY    20% -17% 7% 6% -18%
Enrolled Credit Hours 159 195 150 171 177 153
FTE 11 13 10 11 12 10
% Change in Credit Hours and FTE from PY   23% -23% 14% 4% -14%
2017 - 2021: Welding Student Success (source: MCCS)
CIP Code Degree Code   1718 1819 1920 2021 2122
480508 C Cohort Enrollment 23 16 18 17 16
Retained to the next semester 87% 81% 89% 94% 88%
Retained to the next year 9% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Graduation Rates - 100% of program time 70% 75% 56% 71% 69%
Graduation Rates - 150% of program time 70% 75% 56% 71% 69%
Graduation Rates - 200% of program time 78% 75% 56% 76% 69%
Transfer Rate (non-graduates) 4% 6% 6% 0% 0%
Transfer Rate (graduates) 0% 6% 6% 0% 0%
Enrolled in Another Program 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Graduated from Another Program 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

 

CIP code Credential 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21
480508 C 12 16 14 10 14

 

 

2019-2021:  KVCC Graduate Survey
Program  Number of graduates Percent response rate Mean annual earnings Median annual earnings Lo range High range
Welding (certificate) 40 13 $40,965 $38,470 $33,270 $50,950

 

Program 2019-2021 KVCC median wage*** Statewide median entry wage*
Welders $18.49/hour $18.23/hour
  AY 2016-2017     AY2017-2018 AY2018-2019 AY2019-2020
National licensure passage rates             
Name of exam # who took exam # who passed # who took exam # who passed # who took exam # who passed # who took exam # who passed
American Welding Society Certification 11 11 14 14 13 14 9 9