Welding Schools in the El Paso area

El Paso, TX metro area

Programs

4 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$45,000

welders, cutters, solderers and brazers, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$15,500

of 2 with a cost, IPEDS

Welding Schools in the El Paso area at a glance

Open to the public: 4 programs: 4 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from El Paso: 4 within 10 miles; nearest 2.9 miles, farthest 4.9 miles
Listed program cost: 2 of 4 list one: $15,500 to $23,637 (IPEDS)
Program length: 2 colleges list a length: 8 months to 13 months (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 255 welding awards at the 4 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 2 of 4 on Texas's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $45,000 median for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers ($21.63 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $29,360 to $64,260; 650 employed in the metro area; Texas median $53,340 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
El Paso Community CollegeWIOA list	El Paso	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	70	2.9
CET-El Paso	El Paso	Certificate	$15,500	8 months	15	3.2
Western Technical CollegeWIOA list	El Paso	Certificate	$23,637	13 months	148	4.5
Southwest University at El Paso	El Paso	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	22	4.9

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