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KVCC Program Data

Welding - Certificate

Fall 2018 -Fall 2022: Welding (C) Fall Admissions (source: MCCS)
CIP Code Credential Student Status   1819 1920 2021 2122 2223
480508 C Fall Applicants Headcount  66 71 74 71 63
% Change from PY  NA  8% 4% -4% -11%
Enrolled Students (Yield) Headcount  18 16 17 16 17
% Change from PY  NA  -11% 6% -6% 6%
Fall 2018 - Fall 2022: Welding (C) Fall Enrollment (source: MCCS)
CIP Code Credential   1819 1920 2021 2122 2223
480508 C Headcount 18 16 18 16 18
% Change in Headcount from PY  NA  -11% 13% -11% 13%
Enrolled Credit Hours 220 191 209 210 238
FTE 15 13 14 14 16
% Change in Credit Hours and FTE from PY NA  -13% 9% 0% 13%
Spring 2019 - Spring 2023: Welding (C) Spring Enrollment (source: MCCS)
CIP Code Credential   1819 1920 2021 2122 2223
480508 C Headcount 15 16 17 14 15
% Change in Headcount from PY  NA  7% 6% -18% 7%
Enrolled Credit Hours 150 171 177 153 162
FTE 10 11 12 10 11
% Change in Credit Hours and FTE from PY  NA 14% 4% -14% 6%
2017 - 2022: Welding (C) Student Success (source: MCCS)
CIP Code Degree Code   1718 1819 1920 2021 2122 2223
480508 CRT2 Cohort Enrollment 23 16 18 17 16 18
Retained to the next semester 87% 81% 89% 94% 88% 83%
Retained to the next year 9% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Graduation Rates - 100% of program time 70% 75% 56% 71% 69% 0%
Graduation Rates - 150% of program time 70% 75% 56% 71% 69% 0%
Graduation Rates - 200% of program time 78% 75% 56% 76% 69% 0%
Transfer Rate (non-graduates) 4% 6% 6% 0% 0% 0%
Transfer Rate (graduates) 0% 6% 6% 0% 0% 0%
Enrolled in Another Program 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Graduated from Another Program 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
CIP code Credential 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23
480508 C 16 14 10 14 13 18

 

 

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
2020-2022 KVCC Graduate Survey
Program  Number of graduates Percent response rate Mean Median Lo range High range
annual earnings annual earnings
Welding (certificate) 39 8 $44, 363 $43, 669 $38, 470 $50,950

 

Program 2019-2021 KVCC median wage*** Statewide median entry wage*
Welders $18.49/hour $18.23/hour
Median annual wages for KVCC graduates in high-wage, in-demand (HWID) occupations compare to Maine Department of Labor entry wage data
Program 2020-2022 KVCC Statewide
median wage***  median entry wage*
Welding $21.00/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