Welding program at Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX · Public 4-year · (832) 813-6500 · School website

School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (under 12 weeks): Not reported
LengthIPEDS: Not reported
CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels: 381
Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 21 graduates: $40,863
Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard: $53,293
Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $37 a month over 10 years: $3,500
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

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

Lone Star College System awarded 381 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its largest career program of 15 we list.

Award	CIP	Completions	Length	Tuition
Certificate (under 12 weeks)	48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder	69	Not reported	Not reported
Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)	48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder	154	Not reported	Not reported
Certificate (1 to under 2 years)	48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder	92	Not reported	Not reported
Associate degree	48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder	66	Not reported	Not reported