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Welding Schools in the Corpus Christi area

Corpus Christi, TX metro area

Programs

5 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$59,450

welders, cutters, solderers and brazers, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$6,713

of 4 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS

Welding Schools in the Corpus Christi area at a glance

Open to the public: 5 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 2 known only from the WIOA list
Distance from Corpus Christi: 5 within 10 miles; nearest 1.2 miles, farthest 6.7 miles
Listed program cost: 4 of 5 list one: $6,713 to $21,228, middle $12,450 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
Program length: 2 colleges list a length: 7 months to 10 months (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 332 welding awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 4 of 5 on Texas's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 76% of exiters employed in the second quarter (4 report it); middle completion 68% (4 report it)
Pay here: $59,450 median for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers ($28.58 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $38,380 to $76,120; 1,280 employed in the metro area; Texas median $53,340 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Miller-Motte College-STVT-Corpus ChristiWIOA list	Corpus Christi	Certificate	$21,228	10 months	34	1.2
Del Mar CollegeWIOA list	Corpus Christi	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	259	1.7
Blue Diamond Welding LLCWIOA list	Corpus Christi	WIOA list only	$7,000	Not reported		2.4
Craft Training Center of the Coastal BendWIOA list	Corpus Christi	WIOA list only	$6,713	Not reported		6.3
Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi	Corpus Christi	Certificate	$12,450	7 months	39	6.7

WIOA in Texas: 5,743 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 356 of them Welding.
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