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Welding Technology / Welder programs in Texas

73 colleges in Texas offer Welding Technology / Welder, from certificate (1 to 2 years) to certificate (12 weeks to 1 year). The most graduates in 2023-24 came from Tulsa Welding School-Houston, Texas State Technical College, and South Texas College.

Updated · Sources: IPEDS 2023-24, College Scorecard

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Colleges

Sorted by graduates in Welding Technology / Welder. No college pays to be on this list or to rank higher.

  • Tulsa Welding School-Houston

    Houston, TX · Less than 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $35,101
    Graduation rate
    70%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $41,067
  • Texas State Technical College

    Waco, TX · 2-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $13,508
    Graduation rate
    46%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $38,916
  • South Texas College

    McAllen, TX · 4-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $1,751
    Graduation rate
    27%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $36,788
  • Collin County Community College District

    McKinney, TX · 4-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $8,969
    Graduation rate
    20%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $48,701
  • Lone Star College System

    The Woodlands, TX · 4-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree Certificate (under 12 weeks) Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $11,252
    Graduation rate
    21%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $42,466
  • San Jacinto Community College

    Pasadena, TX · 4-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $12,143
    Graduation rate
    30%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $43,062
  • Austin Community College District

    Austin, TX · 4-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $6,390
    Graduation rate
    20%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $43,177
  • Del Mar College

    Corpus Christi, TX · 4-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $3,399
    Graduation rate
    11%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $38,656
  • Lincoln College of Technology-Grand Prairie

    Grand Prairie, TX · 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $33,250
    Graduation rate
    73%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $46,396
  • Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc.

    Houston, TX · 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years)
    Average net price
    $23,096
    Graduation rate
    60%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $51,222
  • Houston Community College

    Houston, TX · 4-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $5,737
    Graduation rate
    17%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $39,254
  • Dallas College

    Dallas, TX · 4-year · Public

    Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $3,214
    Graduation rate
    32%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $41,714
  • St Philip's College

    San Antonio, TX · 4-year · Public

    Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $4,273
    Graduation rate
    28%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $38,224
  • Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio

    San Antonio, TX · 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $29,458
    Graduation rate
    61%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $27,035
  • Universal Technical Institute-Dallas Fort Worth

    Irving, TX · 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years)
    Average net price
    $26,265
    Graduation rate
    75%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $51,222
  • Lee College

    Baytown, TX · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $6,879
    Graduation rate
    53%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $42,178
  • Texarkana College

    Texarkana, TX · 2-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $8,812
    Graduation rate
    47%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $34,647
  • Western Technical College

    El Paso, TX · 4-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years)
    Graduation rate
    72%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $36,156
    Median debt
    $17,277
  • Laredo College

    Laredo, TX · 4-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $5,798
    Graduation rate
    30%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $33,934
  • Miller-Motte College-STVT-San Antonio

    San Antonio, TX · Less than 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years)
    Average net price
    $20,077
    Graduation rate
    69%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $31,102
  • Hill College

    Hillsboro, TX · 2-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $7,577
    Graduation rate
    32%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $39,572
  • Universal Technical Institute-West Texas

    Austin, TX · 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years)
    Average net price
    $26,117
    Graduation rate
    75%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $51,222
  • South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco

    Weslaco, TX · Less than 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years)
    Average net price
    $17,925
    Graduation rate
    80%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $31,102
  • Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen

    Harlingen, TX · 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $23,724
    Graduation rate
    60%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $27,035
  • South Plains College

    Levelland, TX · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $6,791
    Graduation rate
    29%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $41,276
  • Southwest Texas College

    Uvalde, TX · 2-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $7,372
    Graduation rate
    31%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $35,563
  • McAllen Careers Institute

    McAllen, TX · Less than 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Certificate (under 12 weeks) Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $17,356
    Graduation rate
    84%
    Median debt
    $9,500
  • Panola College

    Carthage, TX · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $5,216
    Graduation rate
    43%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $36,072
  • Ranger College

    Ranger, TX · 2-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $6,182
    Graduation rate
    19%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $35,552
  • Southern Careers Institute-Pharr

    Pharr, TX · 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $21,833
    Graduation rate
    61%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $27,035
  • Lamar Institute of Technology

    Beaumont, TX · 2-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $13,866
    Graduation rate
    31%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $38,991
  • Tulsa Welding School-Dallas Campus

    Irving, TX · Less than 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $34,533
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $41,067
    Median debt
    $9,500
  • North Central Texas College

    Gainesville, TX · 2-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $6,587
    Graduation rate
    35%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $45,809
  • Odessa College

    Odessa, TX · 4-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $6,368
    Graduation rate
    37%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $42,026
  • Grayson College

    Denison, TX · 4-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $5,880
    Graduation rate
    40%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $40,873
  • Precision Welding Academy

    Katy, TX · Less than 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $28,843
    Graduation rate
    92%
    Undergrads
    96
  • Southern Careers Institute-Austin

    Austin, TX · 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $25,660
    Graduation rate
    53%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $27,035
  • Paris Junior College

    Paris, TX · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $7,690
    Graduation rate
    38%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $36,515
  • Trinity Valley Community College

    Athens, TX · 4-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $4,092
    Graduation rate
    27%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $38,567
  • Tarrant County College District

    Fort Worth, TX · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $4,337
    Graduation rate
    34%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $42,727
  • Galveston College

    Galveston, TX · 4-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $8,412
    Graduation rate
    33%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $37,233
  • Coastal Bend College

    Beeville, TX · 2-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $4,237
    Graduation rate
    25%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $35,086
  • El Paso Community College

    El Paso, TX · 2-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years)
    Average net price
    $3,206
    Graduation rate
    24%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $35,212
  • Blinn College District

    Brenham, TX · 2-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $10,844
    Graduation rate
    11%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $46,318
  • Frank Phillips College

    Borger, TX · 2-year · Public

    Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $7,953
    Graduation rate
    45%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $37,179
  • Midland College

    Midland, TX · 4-year · Public

    Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $4,512
    Graduation rate
    23%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $43,958
  • Central Texas College

    Killeen, TX · 2-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $10,265
    Graduation rate
    11%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $40,995
  • Navarro College

    Corsicana, TX · 4-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $14,820
    Graduation rate
    23%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $38,716
  • College of the Mainland

    Texas City, TX · 4-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $1,342
    Graduation rate
    31%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $39,639
  • Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi

    Corpus Christi, TX · 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $29,343
    Graduation rate
    64%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $27,035
  • Angelina College

    Lufkin, TX · 2-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $7,773
    Graduation rate
    29%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $37,301
  • Tyler Junior College

    Tyler, TX · 4-year · Public

    Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $10,206
    Graduation rate
    27%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $38,140
  • Miller-Motte College-STVT-Corpus Christi

    Corpus Christi, TX · Less than 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years)
    Average net price
    $20,477
    Graduation rate
    68%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $31,102
  • Kilgore College

    Kilgore, TX · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $5,364
    Graduation rate
    39%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $37,975
  • M T Training Center

    Grand Prairie, TX · Less than 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years)
    Average net price
    $11,362
    Graduation rate
    83%
    Median debt
    $6,755
  • Wharton County Junior College

    Wharton, TX · 2-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years)
    Average net price
    $4,666
    Graduation rate
    27%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $44,960
  • Elite Welding Academy

    Houston, TX · Less than 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years)
  • Alvin Community College

    Alvin, TX · 4-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $8,525
    Graduation rate
    24%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $45,762
  • Clarendon College

    Clarendon, TX · 2-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years)
    Average net price
    $8,390
    Graduation rate
    41%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $38,696
  • Brazosport College

    Lake Jackson, TX · 4-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $4,732
    Graduation rate
    56%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $45,910
  • Vernon College

    Vernon, TX · 2-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $6,404
    Graduation rate
    21%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $40,464
  • Southwest University at El Paso

    El Paso, TX · 4-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years)
    Average net price
    $16,906
    Graduation rate
    59%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $29,648
  • Western Texas College

    Snyder, TX · 2-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $3,562
    Graduation rate
    53%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $42,508
  • Victoria College

    Victoria, TX · 2-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years)
    Average net price
    $3,043
    Graduation rate
    29%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $42,382
  • Cisco College

    Cisco, TX · 2-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $9,624
    Graduation rate
    30%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $39,092
  • Weatherford College

    Weatherford, TX · 4-year · Public

    Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $9,967
    Graduation rate
    35%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $42,397
  • CET-El Paso

    El Paso, TX · Less than 2-year · Private nonprofit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years)
    Average net price
    $15,578
    Graduation rate
    64%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $32,986
  • Fortis College

    Houston, TX · 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years)
    Average net price
    $27,964
    Graduation rate
    64%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $33,193
  • Southern Careers Institute-Waco

    Waco, TX · 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $23,140
    Graduation rate
    45%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $27,035
  • Lamar State College-Orange

    Orange, TX · 2-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $1,655
    Graduation rate
    37%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $36,587
  • Lamar State College-Port Arthur

    Port Arthur, TX · 2-year · Public

    Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $2,846
    Graduation rate
    45%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $37,120
  • Palo Alto College

    San Antonio, TX · 4-year · Public

    Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $4,463
    Graduation rate
    33%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $37,448
  • Southwest College for the Deaf

    Big Spring, TX · 2-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years)
    Average net price
    $2,458
    Graduation rate
    40%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $38,382

Program 48.0508, CIP 2020. Colleges and award levels from IPEDS 2023-24 completions; costs and outcomes from College Scorecard (June 2026).