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Best Schools for Welding Technology/Welder in Nebraska
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 technology/welder degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Welding Technology/Welder
Leading the list is Southeast Community College Area, our #1 school for welding technology/welder. Southeast Community College Area is a large public school located in the city of Lincoln. Southeast Community College Area awarded about 155 welding technology/welder degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their welding technology/welder degree from Southeast Community College Area earn around $49,114 in the first couple years of their career. Students borrow a median of $11,650 to complete this degree.
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Students looking for a strong welding technology/welder program will find one at Northeast Community College, which ranked #2. Located in the town of Norfolk, Northeast Community College is a moderately-sized public university. There were roughly 60 welding technology/welder students who graduated with this degree at Northeast Community College in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, welding technology/welder degree recipients from Northeast Community College generally make around $38,353. Northeast Community College graduates carry a median of $5,500 in student loans.
See the full welding technology/welder program report for Northeast Community College
Central Community College came in at #3 on our 2026 list of the best welding technology/welder schools. Central Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Grand Island. Central Community College awarded about 213 welding technology/welder degrees in the most recent data year. Welding Technology/welder graduates of Central Community College earn a median of $39,409 early in their careers. Central Community College graduates carry a median of $5,500 in student loans.
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Metropolitan Community College Area is one of the finest schools in the country for a degree in welding technology/welder, ranking #4. Set in the city of Omaha, Metropolitan Community College Area is a very large public institution. Metropolitan Community College Area awarded about 125 welding technology/welder degrees in the most recent data year. Graduates of the welding technology/welder program make about $45,583 in their early career. Students borrow a median of $12,799 to complete this degree.
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Western Nebraska Community College came in at #5 on our 2026 list of the best welding technology/welder schools. Set in the town of Scottsbluff, Western Nebraska Community College is a small public institution. There were roughly 17 welding technology/welder students who graduated with this degree at Western Nebraska Community College in the most recent data year. Welding Technology/welder graduates of Western Nebraska Community College earn a median of $62,413 early in their careers. Western Nebraska Community College graduates carry a median of $14,507 in student loans.
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Mid Plains Community College ranked #6 on our 2026 list of the best welding technology/welder schools. This mid-sized public university is located in the rural area of North Platte. Mid Plains Community College awarded about 16 welding technology/welder degrees in the most recent data year. Welding Technology/welder graduates of Mid Plains Community College earn a median of $39,396 early in their careers. Students borrow a median of $14,596 to complete this degree.
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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 · 6 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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