Precision Metal Working programs in Kansas
42 schools in Kansas teach this, at certificate or associate level. 10 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $37,928 at Coffeyville Community College.
What this work pays in Kansas
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers in Kansas earn a median of $49,410 a year across 6,370 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Machinists | $51,220 | 3,870 |
| Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators | $48,400 | 2,540 |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $46,840 | 1,900 |
| Sheet Metal Workers | $62,670 | 1,730 |
| Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $46,270 | 1,140 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coffeyville Community College Coffeyville | Undergraduate certificate | — | $37,928 (28 grads) | 13 |
| Fort Hays Tech North Central Beloit | Undergraduate certificate | — | $37,568 (29 grads) | 32 |
| Salina Area Technical College Salina | Undergraduate certificate | — | $37,208 (32 grads) | 26 |
| Hutchinson Community College Hutchinson | Undergraduate certificate | — | $35,060 (17 grads) | 43 |
| Flint Hills Technical College Emporia | Undergraduate certificate | — | $33,281 (12 grads) | 29 |
| Kansas City Kansas Community College Kansas City | Undergraduate certificate | — | $32,563 (18 grads) | 59 |
| Cowley County Community College Arkansas City | Associate's degree | — | $30,771 (20 grads) | 12 |
| Manhattan Area Technical College Manhattan | Undergraduate certificate | $5,500 | $29,141 (17 grads) | 64 |
| Washburn Institute of Technology Topeka | Undergraduate certificate | $8,250 | $27,995 (65 grads) | 126 |
| Washburn University Topeka | Undergraduate certificate | $8,250 | $27,995 (65 grads) | — |
| Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology Wichita | Undergraduate certificate | $4,432 | not published | 176 |
| Barton County Community College Great Bend | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 72 |
| Butler Community College El Dorado | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Butler Community College El Dorado | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Cloud County Community College Concordia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Coffeyville Community College Coffeyville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Colby Community College Colby | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Cowley County Community College Arkansas City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 56 |
| Dodge City Community College Dodge City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Dodge City Community College Dodge City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Flint Hills Technical College Emporia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical College Goodland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 69 |
| Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical College Goodland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Fort Scott Community College Fort Scott | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 36 |
| Garden City Community College Garden City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 42 |
| Garden City Community College Garden City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Heartland Welding Academy Andover | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Highland Community College Highland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Highland Community College Highland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Hutchinson Community College Hutchinson | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
| Johnson County Community College Overland Park | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 19 |
| Johnson County Community College Overland Park | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Labette Community College Parsons | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 38 |
| Labette Community College Parsons | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Manhattan Area Technical College Manhattan | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Neosho County Community College Chanute | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 149 |
| Pratt Community College Pratt | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Pratt Community College Pratt | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Salina Area Technical College Salina | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Seward County Community College Liberal | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Seward County Community College Liberal | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology Wichita | Associate's degree | — | not published | 32 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
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The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Precision Metal Working — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.