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Welding program at Del Mar College
Corpus Christi, TX · Public 4-year · (361) 698-1200 · 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
- 259
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard
- Not published (small cohort)
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $57,598
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $48,702
- Typical pay for welders, cutters, solderers and brazersBLS OEWS May 2025, Corpus Christi, TX
- $59,450
Every line comes from the federal file named under it. A blank means the source does not publish the figure for this program; we never estimate it.
About this program
Del Mar College awarded 259 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its largest career program of 14 we list.
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 178 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 52 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Associate degree | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 29 | Not reported | Not reported |
On Texas's WIOA eligible training list
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| Listed program | Listed cost | Weeks | Completed | Employed, Q2 | Median earnings, Q2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WIRE WELDING CERTIFICATE (WWLD.CER1) | Not listed | Not listed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| Welding Applied Tech-Intermediate Welding Certificate (WINC.CER1) | Not listed | Not listed | 60.8% | 60.8% | $4,779 |
| Welding Applied Tech-Intermediate Welding (WINC.CER1) | $1,161 | Not listed | 23.9% | 54.7% | $4,113 |
| Welding Applied Tech-Advanced Welding Lvl II (WADC.CER2) | $5,500 | Not listed | 43.9% | 76.9% | $7,059 |
| Welding Applied Technology Associate Degree (WELD.AAS) | $1,408 | Not listed | Suppressed | 51.7% | $6,651 |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all participants who exited between July 2021 and June 2025. Suppressed means the state withheld a small count. Matched to this school by name and address.
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