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Welding program at San Jacinto Community College
Pasadena, TX · Public 4-year · (281) 998-6150 · 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
- 352
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 23 graduates
- $42,512
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $51,392
- 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
San Jacinto Community College awarded 352 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its largest career program of 18 we list.
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 140 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 185 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Associate degree | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 27 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combination Welder (4WLD C) Certificate of TechnologyWelding Comgination Welder Certificate of Technology · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 48.0508 | $4,426+ $552 books | Competency-based or withheld | 100% | 75% | $8,205 | 94 |
| Welding Combination Welder Certificate of TechnologyWelding Combination Welder Certificate of Technology · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 48.0508 | $1,500 | Competency-based or withheld | 100% | 90.6% | $10,393 | 107 |
| Welding Stick Pipe Welder Occupational CertificateWelding Stick Pipe Welder Occupational Certificate · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 48.0508 | $800+ $275 books | Competency-based or withheld | 100% | 50% | $6,383 | 11 |
| Welding Technology A.A.S. DegreeWelding Technology Associate of Applied Science Degree · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 48.0508 | $4,680+ $552 books | Competency-based or withheld | 100% | 90% | $8,599 | 24 |
| Welding Technology AASWelding Technology AAS · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 48.0508 | $3,000+ $600 books | Competency-based or withheld | 100% | 78.9% | $9,862 | 22 |
| Welding Gas Shielded Welding Certificate of TechnologyWelding Gas Shielded Welding Certificate of Technology · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 48.0508 | $4,500+ $300 books | Competency-based or withheld | 100% | Suppressed | Suppressed | 4 |
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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