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Welding program at Texas State Technical College
Waco, TX · Public 2-year · (800) 792-8784 · 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
- 563
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 319 graduates
- $35,720
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $52,527
- Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $81 a month over 10 years
- $7,667
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $48,702
- Typical pay for welders, cutters, solderers and brazersBLS OEWS May 2025, Waco, TX
- $46,380
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
Texas State Technical College awarded 563 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its largest career program of 14 we list.
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 55 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 377 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Associate degree | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 131 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic Welding Multiple Processes OSAHybrid (in person and online) · CIP 48.0508 | $3,312+ $706 books | Competency-based or withheld | 66.7% | 77.8% | $2,760 | 9 |
| Structural Welding Certificate 1Certificate · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 48.0508 | $23,912+ $1,275 books | Competency-based or withheld | 26.3% | 68.2% | $5,850 | 76 |
| Structural and Pipe Welding Certificate 2Certificate · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 48.0508 | $12,070+ $1,800 books | Competency-based or withheld | 62.5% | 76.2% | $7,470 | 144 |
| Welding Technology AASCertificate · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 48.0508 | $13,800+ $1,800 books | Competency-based or withheld | 34.3% | 73% | $8,278 | 426 |
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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