About
The Welder Training and Testing Institute (WTTI) is an educational institution located in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It focuses on welding education, certification, and inspection services.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 5.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 1 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 1 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data1 · 100.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
Action history · 2
- Aug 2023Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
- Mar 2023Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 20 students received $103K in Pell grants, alongside $164K in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 101 borrowers who entered repayment, 23 (22.7%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at WTTI
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- Public property1
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
WTTI vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions WTTI selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectWelder Training and Testing Institute | 85% | — | 55 | $22,503 | — |
| — | — | 104 | $24,129 | — | |
| — | — | 23 | $44,484 | — | |
| — | 61.5% | 73 | $35,590 | — | |
| — | — | 152 | $16,770 | — | |
| — | — | 148 | $16,012 | — | |
Central Pennsylvania Diesel Institute | — | — | — | $20,363 | — |
| — | — | 38 | $41,229 | — | |
| — | — | 95 | — | — | |
| — | — | 71 | $36,757 | — | |
| — | — | 99 | $27,477 | — | |
| — | — | 24 | $28,617 | — | |
| — | — | 59 | $31,701 | — | |
| — | — | 29 | $24,642 | — | |
| — | — | 89 | $4,956 | — | |
| — | — | 47 | $20,194 | — | |
| — | — | 92 | $19,580 | — | |
| — | — | 65 | $21,641 | — | |
| — | — | 55 | $22,960 | — | |
| — | 100.0% | 12 | $115,636 | — | |
| — | — | 31 | $13,643 | — | |
| — | — | 58 | $22,618 | — | |
| — | — | 170 | $1,889 | — | |
| — | — | 64 | $31,452 | — | |
| — | — | 21 | $24,680 | — | |
| — | — | 31 | — | — | |
| — | — | 1,020 | $34,533 | — | |
| — | — | 24 | $21,684 | — | |
| Peer group median | 85% | 80.8% | 59 | $23,545 |
Institutions like WTTI
Explore the federal data for institutions in WTTI's comparison group.
- Vermont
Advanced Welding Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment104Net price$24,129View data - Florida
American Advanced Technicians Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment23Net price$44,484View data - Arkansas
Arkansas Welding Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate61.5%Enrollment73Net price$35,590View data - New York
Berk Trade and Business School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment152Net price$16,770View data - California
Capstone College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment148Net price$16,012View data - Pennsylvania
Central Pennsylvania Diesel Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment—Net price$20,363 - New York
Charles Stuart School of Diamond Setting
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment38Net price$41,229View data - Illinois
Chicago Professional Center
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment95Net price—View data - Arizona
Commercial Divers International
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment71Net price$36,757View data - California
DeHart Technical School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment99Net price$27,477View data - Texas
Elite Welding Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment24Net price$28,617View data - Ohio
Elite Welding Academy LLC
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment59Net price$31,701View data - Ohio
Elite Welding Academy South Point
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment29Net price$24,642View data - Ohio
Hamrick School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment89Net price$4,956View data - Kansas
Heartland Welding Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment47Net price$20,194View data - California
Independent Training & Apprenticeship Program
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment92Net price$19,580View data - California
InterCoast Colleges-Riverside
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment65Net price$21,641View data - North Dakota
Lynnes Welding Training
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment55Net price$22,960View data - Hawaii
Mauna Loa Helicopters
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment12Net price$115,636View data - New Jersey
Mobile Technical Training
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment31Net price$13,643View data - New York
Modern Welding School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment58Net price$22,618View data - Ohio
Ohio Business College-Dayton-Driving Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment170Net price$1,889View data - Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Gunsmith School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment64Net price$31,452View data - Arizona
Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment21Net price$24,680View data - Massachusetts
Technology Learning Center
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment31Net price—View data - Texas
Tulsa Welding School-Dallas Campus
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,020Net price$34,533View data - Michigan
U.S. Truck Driver Training School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment24Net price$21,684View data
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
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