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Welding Schools in Texas
Colleges and schools: 73
Programs
94
all sources
Median pay
$53,340
welders, cutters, solderers and brazers, BLS May 2025; U.S. $53,750
Middle program cost
$13,950
42 programs report one, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS
On the WIOA list
356
Welding programs, U.S. DOL file
Welding Schools in Texas: the figures
- Programs we list
- 94 in Texas: 73 at colleges and schools, 21 training providers known only from the WIOA list.
- Colleges and schools
- 50 public and 23 private; 9,442 welding completions in 2023-24 at the 72 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Listed program cost
- Middle $13,950 in Texas, from $1,200 to $38,552, across 42 programs that report one (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $53,340 a year for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers in Texas, against $53,750 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in Texas: 5,743 programs from 565 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 356 of them welding.
- WIOA results
- 356 welding programs on Texas's list; middle values: 76.2% of students who exited completed (178 programs report it); 69.4% were employed in the second quarter after exit (180); $7,726 median earnings in that quarter (179) (U.S. DOL file).
- Metro areas
- 9 Texas metro areas have a page; the largest list, Houston, has 19 programs.
By metro area
- Houston area19 programs · median pay $57,940
- Dallas area12 programs · median pay $51,630
- Brownsville area6 programs · median pay $45,020
- McAllen area6 programs · median pay $39,710
- Corpus Christi area5 programs · median pay $59,450
- San Antonio area5 programs · median pay $48,220
- Beaumont area4 programs · median pay $59,190
- El Paso area4 programs · median pay $45,000
- Austin area3 programs · median pay $59,040
Every welding program in Texas
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Skills Training CenterWIOA list | Brownsville | WIOA list only | $8,000 | Not reported | |
| Alvin Community CollegeWIOA list | Alvin | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 31 |
| Angelina CollegeWIOA list | Lufkin | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 36 |
| Arclabs Welding SchoolWIOA list | Houston | WIOA list only | $8,110 | Not reported | |
| Austin Community College DistrictWIOA list | Austin | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 327 |
| Blinn College DistrictWIOA list | Brenham | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 63 |
| Blue Diamond Welding LLCWIOA list | Corpus Christi | WIOA list only | $7,000 | Not reported | |
| Brazosport CollegeWIOA list | Lake Jackson | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 27 |
| Careers Institute of AmericaWIOA list | Dallas | WIOA list only | $11,900 | Not reported | |
| Careers of AmericaWIOA list | Brownsville | WIOA list only | $24,100 | Not reported | |
| Central Texas CollegeWIOA list | Killeen | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 58 |
| CET-El Paso | El Paso | Certificate | $15,500 | 8 months | 15 |
| Cisco CollegeWIOA list | Cisco | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 19 |
| Clarendon College | Clarendon | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 29 |
| CLC IncorporatedWIOA list | Fort Worth | WIOA list only | $3,500 | Not reported | |
| Coastal Bend College | Beeville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 70 |
| College of the MainlandWIOA list | Texas City | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 45 |
| Collin County Community College DistrictWIOA list | McKinney | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 385 |
| Construction Education Foundation INC.WIOA list | Dallas | WIOA list only | $10,588 | Not reported | |
| Craft Training Center of the Coastal BendWIOA list | Corpus Christi | WIOA list only | $6,713 | Not reported | |
| Dallas CollegeWIOA list | Dallas | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 214 |
| Del Mar CollegeWIOA list | Corpus Christi | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 259 |
| El Paso Community CollegeWIOA list | El Paso | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 70 |
| Elite Welding AcademyWIOA list | Houston | Certificate | $12,800 | 7 months | 32 |
| Fortis College | Houston | Certificate | $20,860 | 12 months | 14 |
| Frank Phillips CollegeWIOA list | Borger | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 61 |
| Galveston CollegeWIOA list | Galveston | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 71 |
| Grayson CollegeWIOA list | Denison | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 97 |
| Griffin's Industrial Welding SchoolWIOA list | Katy | WIOA list only | $6,000 | Not reported | |
| Hi-Tech Welding AcademyWIOA list | Olmito | WIOA list only | $4,200 | Not reported | |
| Hill CollegeWIOA list | Hillsboro | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 136 |
| Houston Community CollegeWIOA list | Houston | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 221 |
| Industrial Welding AcademyWIOA list | Houston | WIOA list only | $2,500 | Not reported | |
| Kilgore CollegeWIOA list | Kilgore | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 33 |
| Lamar Institute of TechnologyWIOA list | Beaumont | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 113 |
| Lamar State College-Orange | Orange | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 12 |
| Lamar State College-Port ArthurWIOA list | Port Arthur | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 11 |
| Laredo College | Laredo | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 139 |
| Lee CollegeWIOA list | Baytown | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 185 |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Grand Prairie | Grand Prairie | Certificate | $38,552 | 13 months | 240 |
| Lone Star College System | The Woodlands | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 381 |
| M T Training Center | Grand Prairie | Certificate | $22,500 | 8 months | 33 |
| M Weeks Welding Laboratory Testing and Welding School IncWIOA list | Nederland | WIOA list only | $1,500 | Not reported | |
| McAllen Careers InstituteWIOA list | McAllen | Certificate | $5,875 | 2 months | 122 |
| MIAT College of TechnologyWIOA list | Houston | WIOA list only | $21,175 | Not reported | |
| Midland CollegeWIOA list | Midland | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 61 |
| Miller-Motte College-STVT-Corpus ChristiWIOA list | Corpus Christi | Certificate | $21,228 | 10 months | 34 |
| Miller-Motte College-STVT-San AntonioWIOA list | San Antonio | Certificate | $21,228 | 10 months | 139 |
| MT Training CenterWIOA list | Grand Prairie | WIOA list only | $16,345 | Not reported | |
| Navarro College | Corsicana | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 56 |
| North Central Texas CollegeWIOA list | Gainesville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 110 |
| Odessa CollegeWIOA list | Odessa | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 99 |
| Palo Alto College | San Antonio | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 3 |
| Panola CollegeWIOA list | Carthage | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 119 |
| Paris Junior CollegeWIOA list | Paris | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 77 |
| Precision Welding Academy | Katy | Certificate | $1,200 | 5 months | 81 |
| Propel Career AcademyWIOA list | San Antonio | WIOA list only | $17,796 | Not reported | |
| Ranger College | Ranger | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 118 |
| Royalty Welding Academy LLCWIOA list | Houston | WIOA list only | $8,500 | Not reported | |
| San Jacinto Community CollegeWIOA list | Pasadena | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 352 |
| South Plains CollegeWIOA list | Levelland | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 124 |
| South Texas CollegeWIOA list | McAllen | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 480 |
| South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco | Weslaco | Certificate | $21,510 | 10 months | 125 |
| South Texas Welding SchoolWIOA list | Edinburg | WIOA list only | $12,500 | Not reported | |
| Southern Careers Institute-Austin | Austin | Certificate | $13,950 | 7 months | 81 |
| Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi | Certificate | $12,450 | 7 months | 39 |
| Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen | Harlingen | Certificate | $13,950 | 7 months | 125 |
| Southern Careers Institute-PharrWIOA list | Pharr | Certificate | $14,250 | 7 months | 114 |
| Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio | San Antonio | Certificate | $14,250 | 7 months | 187 |
| Southern Careers Institute-Waco | Waco | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 13 |
| Southern Industrial Careers CenterWIOA list | La Feria | WIOA list only | $3,255 | Not reported | |
| Southwest College for the DeafWIOA list | Big Spring | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Southwest Texas CollegeWIOA list | Uvalde | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 124 |
| Southwest University at El Paso | El Paso | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 22 |
| St Philip's CollegeWIOA list | San Antonio | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 189 |
| Super Welders AcademyWIOA list | Brownsville | WIOA list only | $4,500 | Not reported | |
| Super Welders Academy LLCWIOA list | Brownsville | WIOA list only | $4,500 | Not reported | |
| Supreme Welding AcademyWIOA list | Houston | WIOA list only | $6,000 | Not reported | |
| Tarrant County College District | Fort Worth | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 72 |
| Texarkana CollegeWIOA list | Texarkana | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 177 |
| Texas State Technical CollegeWIOA list | Waco | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 563 |
| Trinity Valley Community CollegeWIOA list | Athens | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 75 |
| Tulsa Welding School-Dallas Campus | Irving | Certificate | $21,525 | 8 months | 113 |
| Tulsa Welding School-HoustonWIOA list | Houston | Certificate | $25,825 | 10 months | 1,170 |
| Tyler Junior CollegeWIOA list | Tyler | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 36 |
| Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc.WIOA list | Houston | Certificate | $22,900 | 9 months | 223 |
| Universal Technical Institute-Dallas Fort Worth | Irving | Certificate | $23,650 | 9 months | 186 |
| Universal Technical Institute-West Texas | Austin | Certificate | $23,800 | 9 months | 136 |
| Vernon CollegeWIOA list | Vernon | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 27 |
| Victoria CollegeWIOA list | Victoria | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 21 |
| Weatherford CollegeWIOA list | Weatherford | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 19 |
| Western Technical CollegeWIOA list | El Paso | Certificate | $23,637 | 13 months | 148 |
| Western Texas College | Snyder | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 22 |
| Wharton County Junior CollegeWIOA list | Wharton | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 33 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Texas, read October 8, 2026.
The same in every state: ways to pay for welding training