2025 Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota

If you pursue a associate degree in welding technology/welder, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #51 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 38 associate degrees in welding technology/welder during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Welding Technology/Welder School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of welding technology/welder for getting your associate degree school matters. Important measures of a quality wielding program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on welding technology/welder students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other welding technology/welder students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized welding technology/welder related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for welding technology/welder students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Welding Technology/Welder in Minnesota

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in welding technology/welder.

Top Minnesota Schools for an Associate in Wielding

1

Dunwoody College of Technology
Minneapolis, MN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Dunwoody College of Technology if you wish to pursue an associate degree in welding technology/welder. Dunwoody College of Technology is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Minneapolis.More information about a associate in welding technology/welder from Dunwoody College of Technology

2

Central Lakes College - Brainerd
Brainerd, MN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

Central Lakes College - Brainerd is a wonderful decision for students interested in an associate degree in welding technology/welder. Central Lakes College is a small public college located in the town of Brainerd.More information about a associate in welding technology/welder from Central Lakes College - Brainerd

3

Anoka Technical College
Anoka, MN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Anoka Technical College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in welding technology/welder. Anoka Technical College is a small public college located in the suburb of Anoka.More information about a associate in welding technology/welder from Anoka Technical College

Best Welding Technology/Welder Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Welding Technology/Welder Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Kansas	275	46
Missouri	210	61
Iowa	200	41
Nebraska	163	72
South Dakota	148	32
North Dakota	144	30

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Welding Technology/Welder Related Rankings by Major

One of 8 majors within the Precision Metal Working area of study, Welding Technology/Welder has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist Technology/CNC Machinist	54
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist	8
Sheet Metal Technology/Sheetworking	3
Tool & Die Technology/Technician	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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.