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Welding program at Lee College
Baytown, TX · Public 2-year · (281) 427-5611 · 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
- 185
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard
- Not published (small cohort)
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $62,998
- 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
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
Lee College awarded 185 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its largest career program of 12 we list.
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 153 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Associate degree | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 32 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAS Welding Technology WE2Certificate · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $3,599+ $2,200 books | Competency-based or withheld | 58.8% | 56.2% | $10,564 | 17 |
| Certificate in Welding Inspection Technology WI1Certificate · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $1,711+ $1,000 books | Competency-based or withheld | 82.4% | 75% | $9,508 | 17 |
| Certificate in Welding Technology WE1Certificate · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $4,600+ $1,500 books | Competency-based or withheld | 91.7% | 52.9% | $9,807 | 72 |
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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