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Best Schools for Welding Engineering Technology/Technician in the Far Western Region
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the welding engineering technology/technician degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Welding Engineering Technology/Technician
Our analysis ranked Columbia Gorge Community College the best school in the country for a degree in welding engineering technology/technician. Set in the town of The Dalles, Columbia Gorge Community College is a small public institution. There were roughly 19 welding engineering technology/technician students who graduated with this degree at Columbia Gorge Community College in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, welding engineering technology/technician degree recipients from Columbia Gorge Community College generally make around $78,167. Students borrow a median of $17,416 to complete this degree.
Get the full welding engineering technology/technician details for Columbia Gorge Community College
Central Oregon Community College came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best welding engineering technology/technician schools. Central Oregon Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Bend. Central Oregon Community College awarded about 14 welding engineering technology/technician degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their welding engineering technology/technician degree from Central Oregon Community College earn around $52,183 in the first couple years of their career. Students borrow a median of $16,250 to complete this degree.
See the full welding engineering technology/technician program report for Central Oregon Community College
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 3 schools evaluated.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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