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Welding program at Brazosport College
Lake Jackson, TX · Public 4-year · (979) 230-3000 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)
- Not reported
- LengthIPEDS
- Not reported
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 27
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard
- Not published (small cohort)
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $48,702
- Typical pay for welders, cutters, solderers and brazersBLS OEWS May 2025, Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
- $57,940
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About this program
Brazosport College awarded 27 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its third largest career program of 7 we list.
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 19 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 5 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Associate degree | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 3 | Not reported | Not reported |
On Texas's WIOA eligible training provider list
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| Listed program | Tuition and fees | Length | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Median earnings, 2nd quarter | Students who exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welding Technology Advanced CertificateNCCER Core Card · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $4,480+ $240 books | Competency-based or withheld | 20.2% | 75.7% | $7,710 | 84 |
| Welding Technology Basic CertificateNccer · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $1,965+ $240 books | Competency-based or withheld | 19.9% | 62.4% | $8,328 | 236 |
| Welding Technology Associate of Applied TechnologyAssociate of Applied Science/nccer L2 L3 · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 48.0508 | $5,724+ $987 books | Competency-based or withheld | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all students who exited between July 2021 and June 2025, not only WIOA-funded ones. Median earnings are one quarter's pay in the second quarter after exit. Suppressed means DOL withheld the figure (a small group, nothing reported, or a data quality hold); for length it can also mean a competency-based program. Matched to this page by provider name, address and field of study (CIP code).
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