10-yr median earnings
Not reported
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Cincinnati, Ohio
Elite Welding Academy LLC
Elite Welding Academy LLC is a private for-profit institution in Cincinnati, Ohio. as a private for-profit, published Scorecard outcomes are Title-IV-recipient medians — program mix and repayment risk deserve a closer look than a single headline number.
- 89.8%
- 150%-time completion
- $31,701
- Avg net price / yr
Suburb: Large
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Elite Welding Academy LLC profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class, and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
C
College Value Score
58/100
Elite Welding Academy LLC
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings N/A
N/A
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$31,701
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate A+
89.8%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt B+
$9,483
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$31,701
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
89.8%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 89.8%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Elite Welding Academy LLC vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
Quick Facts
59
Undergraduate enrollment
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Acceptance rate
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SAT average
89.8%
150%-time completion
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10-yr median earnings
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First-year retention
How Elite Welding Academy LLC ranks in Ohio
State rank among 243 reporting Ohio colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Elite Welding Academy LLC | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average net price | $31,701 | #213 of 228 | 7th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 89.8% | #7 of 235 | 97th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 59 | #226 of 257 | 12th |
Highest former-student earnings in Ohio
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chamberlain University-Ohio | $92,405 | $31,544 |
| 2 | Case Western Reserve University | $87,989 | $41,190 |
| 3 | Ohio Northern University | $80,928 | $24,478 |
| 4 | Four County Career Center | $77,338 | - |
| 5 | University of Dayton | $75,537 | $29,533 |
| 6 | Mount Carmel College of Nursing | $75,103 | $10,420 |
| 7 | Mount Carmel College of Nursing - Fairfield | $75,103 | - |
| 8 | Kenyon College | $71,830 | $38,512 |
| 9 | Trinity Health System School of Nursing | $71,660 | $9,825 |
| 10 | Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing | $68,723 | - |
| 11 | The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences | $68,303 | $18,378 |
| 12 | Denison University | $67,753 | $40,007 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $31,701 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $0 – $30,000 | $31,701 |
32.7%
Pell Grant Rate
34.5%
Federal Loan Rate
$9,483
Median Debt
$101/mo
Monthly Payment
What students pay at Elite Welding Academy LLC rose +64.9% since 2014
Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $16,804 in 2014 to $27,702 in 2023, a rise of $10,898 in nominal dollars. Across the 109 colleges measured over the same 2014–2023 span, the median change was +28.9%.
10 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2014 · $16,8042023 · $27,702
Over the same years, enrollment went +18.2% (55 → 65 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2014–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
40.9%
First Generation
Outcomes
$53,375
Median Earnings (6yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 89.8% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $53,375 |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $9,483 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $101/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 91 | $55,098 | $9,500 |
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Similar Reported Net Price
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does Elite Welding Academy LLC cost? ▼
The average net price at Elite Welding Academy LLC is $31,701.. Median student debt at graduation is $9,483.
What is the graduation rate at Elite Welding Academy LLC? ▼
Elite Welding Academy LLC has a 89.8% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Sources & methodology
Private for-profit profiles foreground Scorecard debt, repayment, and program-level earnings where reported. Marketing claims from the school are not inputs to this page.
Every figure is the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrieval. For-profit program mixes can shift year to year — treat institution medians as a starting map, then check Field-of-Study rows below. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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Every figure on PlainCollege is rendered directly from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard data, no number is typed in by an editor. Private for-profit profiles compile Scorecard debt/earnings and IPEDS operating fields from federal files — no editor-typed figures. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Review the public data changelog. Data current as of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals.