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Welding program at Lamar Institute of Technology
Beaumont, TX · Public 2-year · (409) 880-8321 · 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
- 113
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard
- Not published (small cohort)
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $40,155
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $48,702
- Typical pay for welders, cutters, solderers and brazersBLS OEWS May 2025, Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
- $59,190
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
Lamar Institute of Technology awarded 113 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its largest career program of 10 we list.
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 101 | 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 | 7 | Not reported | Not reported |
On Texas's WIOA eligible training provider list
People who meet WIOA's rules for training services can have their local workforce board pay for a program on the state's eligible training provider list. Limits vary by area. How WIOA training funds work.
| Listed program | Tuition and fees | Length | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Median earnings, 2nd quarter | Students who exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welding Technology AASCertificate · Online only · CIP 48.0508 | $8,248+ $3,020 books | Competency-based or withheld | 34.1% | 65.4% | $9,834 | 85 |
| Welding Technology CertificateCertificate · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 48.0508 | $7,836+ $1,510 books | Competency-based or withheld | 23.9% | 76.2% | $7,446 | 67 |
| Introduction To Welding FundamentalsCertificate · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $650 | Competency-based or withheld | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| Shielded Metal Arc WeldingCertificate · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $7,850 | Competency-based or withheld | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| Welding Program Workforce Training Dept.Certificate · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $2,700 | 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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