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Welding schools in Oregon
Oregon has 14 accredited campuses awarding welding credentials. If you finish and work as a welder in Oregon, expect to start around $46,070–$49,690 and reach a median of $59,450 with experience; the top quarter earn $66,570 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Oregon). Graduates of these Oregon programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $40,053 in their first year, against $34,154 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What welders, cutters, solderers and brazers earn in Oregon
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 5,240 employed in Oregon. National median: $53,750.
Campuses in Oregon, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AlbanyAstoriaCoos BayEugeneGrants PassGreshamKlamath FallsOntarioOregon CityPendletonPortlandRoseburgSalemTillamook
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland Community College | Portland | Public | 225 | $41,539 | not reported | 18% | not reported |
| Linn-Benton Community College | Albany | Public | 25 | $38,567 | not reported | 29% | not reported |
| Lane Community College | Eugene | Public | 69 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Treasure Valley Community College | Ontario | Public | 55 | not reported | not reported | 37% | not reported |
| Southwestern Oregon Community College | Coos Bay | Public | 52 | not reported | not reported | 40% | not reported |
| Klamath Community College | Klamath Falls | Public | 42 | not reported | not reported | 43% | not reported |
| Clackamas Community College | Oregon City | Public | 27 | not reported | not reported | 23% | not reported |
| Mt Hood Community College | Gresham | Public | 20 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Rogue Community College | Grants Pass | Public | 20 | not reported | not reported | 9.4% | not reported |
| Umpqua Community College | Roseburg | Public | 17 | not reported | not reported | 31% | not reported |
| Chemeketa Community College | Salem | Public | 8 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Tillamook Bay Community College | Tillamook | Public | 3 | not reported | not reported | 17% | not reported |
| Blue Mountain Community College | Pendleton | Public | 2 | not reported | not reported | 30% | not reported |
| Clatsop Community College | Astoria | Public | 2 | not reported | not reported | 29% | not reported |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.