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Welding program at Fortis College
Houston, TX · Private for-profit 2-year · School website
School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (1 to under 2 years)
- $20,860
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $1,645
- Listed cost
- $22,505
- LengthIPEDS
- 64 credit hours, 12 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 14
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 30 graduates
- $28,893
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $39,913
- Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $130 a month over 10 years
- $12,289
- 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
Fortis College awarded 14 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 5 career program of 5 we list. Its listed tuition of $20,860 compares with a Texas median wage of $53,340 for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers (BLS, May 2025).
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