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Welding program at Elite Welding Academy
Houston, TX · Private for-profit less-than-2-year · (713) 640-1794 · School website
On Texas's WIOA eligible training provider list (DOL file dated June 30, 2025) School takes federal student aid (IPEDS)
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (1 to under 2 years)
- $12,800
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $6,100
- Listed cost
- $18,900
- LengthIPEDS
- 1,000 clock hours, 7 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 32
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 97 graduates
- $38,717
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $55,098
- Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $101 a month over 10 years
- $9,500
- 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
- Cost, length and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- Earnings and debt: College Scorecard data files, June 10, 2026, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, read October 8, 2026.
On the WIOA list (Texas)
| Listed program | Tuition and fees | Length | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Median earnings, 2nd quarter | Students who exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Structural and Pipe Welding ProgramIn person · CIP 48.0508 | $12,800+ $3,030 books | Competency-based or withheld | 70.3% | 63% | $9,324 | 182 |
Source: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov (ETA-9171), June 30, 2025 file, read October 8, 2026. Matched by name, address and CIP code.
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