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KVCC Program Data

Welding - Certificate

Fall 2019 - Fall 2023:  Welding (C)  Fall Admissions
CIP Code Credential Student Status   2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
480508 C Fall Applicants Headcount  71 74 71 63 77
% Change from PY  NA 4% -4% -11% 22%
Enrolled Students (Yield) Headcount  16 17 16 17 18
% Change from PY  NA 6% -6% 6% 6%
Fall 2019 - Fall 2023:  Welding  (C) Fall Enrollment
CIP Code Credential   1920 2021 2122 2223 2324
480508 C Headcount 16 18 16 18 18
% Change in Headcount from PY  NA 13% -11% 13% 0%
Enrolled Credit Hours 191 209 210 238 209
FTE 13 14 14 16 14
% Change in Credit Hours and FTE from PY NA 9% 0% 13% -12%
Spring 2020 - Spring 2024:  Welding  (C) Spring Enrollment
CIP Code Credential   1920 2021 2122 2223 2324
480508 C Headcount 16 17 14 15 17
% Change in Headcount from PY  NA 6% -18% 7% 13%
Enrolled Credit Hours 171 177 153 162 186
FTE 11 12 10 11 12
% Change in Credit Hours and FTE from PY NA 4% -14% 6% 15%
Fall 2019 - Fall 2023: Welding  (C)  Student Success
CIP Code Degree Code   1920 2021 2122 2223 2324
480508 CRT2 Cohort Enrollment 18 17 16 18 18
Retained to the next semester 89% 94% 88% 83% 94%
Retained to the next year 0% 0% 0% 0% NA
Graduation Rates - 100% of program time 56% 71% 69% 89% NA
Graduation Rates - 150% of program time 56% 71% 69% 89% NA
Graduation Rates - 200% of program time 56% 76% 69% 89% NA
Transfer Rate (non-graduates) 6% 0% 6% 0% NA
Transfer Rate (graduates) 6% 0% 6% 0% NA
Enrolled in Another Program 0% 0% 0% 0% NA
Graduated from Another Program 0% 0% 0% 0% NA
CIP code Credential 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24
480508 C 10 14 13 18 19

 

 

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
2021 – 2023 KVCC Graduate Survey
Program  Number of Graduates Percent Response Rate Mean Median Lo Range High Range
Annual Earnings Annual Earnings
Welding (Certificate) 45 12% $44.14 $43,669 $43,000 $45,739

 

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
Median Annual Wages for KVCC Graduates in High-Wage, in-Demand (HWID) Occupations Compare to Maine Department of Labor Entry Wage data
Program 2021-2023 KVCC Statewide
Mean Wage***  Entry Level Mean Wage*
Welding $21.22/hour $21.00/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
  AY2018-2019 AY2019-2020 AY2020-2021 AY2021-2022 AY2022-2023
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 # who took exam # who passed
American Welding Society Certification (AWS) 13 14 9 9 15 15 12 12 20 20