Advanced Welding Institute

South Burlington, VT · Private for-profit · 97 students · Visit Website

The Advanced Welding Institute in South Burlington, VT, offers focused certificate programs in Welding Technology, including Structural Welding and Combination Structural and Pipe Welding. The school emphasizes hands-on training in student welding booths equipped with industry-standard Lincoln Electric equipment. Graduates are prepared for entry-level positions in construction, fabrication, and manufacturing industries.

Programs Analyzed

1

Avg Grad Earnings

$42,399/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

55/100

All Programs at Advanced Welding Institute

1 trade program at Advanced Welding Institute, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.

Program Score Earnings Debt 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Welding & Metalworking
Precision Metal Working
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55 $42,399/yr $5,077 Low Very Large
164 openings/yr

Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.

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About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 1 trade and vocational programs at Advanced Welding Institute using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.