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Welding program at South Plains College
Levelland, TX · Public 2-year · 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
- 124
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 29 graduates
- $31,733
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $47,136
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $48,702
- Typical pay for welders, cutters, solderers and brazersBLS OEWS May 2025, Lubbock, TX
- $46,760
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
South Plains College awarded 124 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 | 113 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Associate degree | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 11 | 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 AASWelding Technology AAS · Online only · CIP 48.0508 | $7,264+ $1,207 books | Competency-based or withheld | 100% | 90% | $8,830 | 12 |
| Welding Technology Advanced Processes CertificateWelding Technology Advanced Processes Certificate · Online only · CIP 48.0508 | $5,094+ $250 books | Competency-based or withheld | 100% | 81.6% | $9,269 | 60 |
| Welding Technology Basic Processes CertificateWelding Technology Basic Processes Certificate · Online only · CIP 48.0508 | $4,008+ $172 books | Competency-based or withheld | 100% | 76.5% | $6,762 | 61 |
| Welding Technology Basic Processes CertificateWelding Technology Basic Processes Certificate · Online only · CIP 48.0508 | $3,110+ $172 books | Competency-based or withheld | 100% | 56.8% | $5,181 | 47 |
| Welding Technology Basic Processes CertificateWelding Technology Basic Processes Certificate · Online only · CIP 48.0508 | $7,719+ $172 books | Competency-based or withheld | 100% | 75% | $6,695 | 17 |
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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