Welding Schools in the McAllen area

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro area

Programs

5 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$39,710

welders, cutters, solderers and brazers, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$3,255

of 5 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS

Welding Schools in the McAllen area at a glance

Open to the public: 6 programs: 4 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 2 known only from the WIOA list
Distance from McAllen: 5 within 10 miles; nearest 4.2 miles, farthest 10.3 miles
Listed program cost: 5 of 6 list one: $3,255 to $21,510, middle $12,500 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
Program length: 3 colleges list a length: 2 months to 10 months (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 841 welding awards at the 4 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 5 of 6 on Texas's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 63% of exiters employed in the second quarter (5 report it); middle completion 94% (5 report it)
Pay here: $39,710 median for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers ($19.09 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $28,160 to $62,530; 350 employed in the metro area; Texas median $53,340 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Southern Careers Institute-PharrWIOA list	Pharr	Certificate	$14,250	7 months	114	4.2
McAllen Careers InstituteWIOA list	McAllen	Certificate	$5,875	2 months	122	5.7
South Texas CollegeWIOA list	McAllen	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	480	6.8
South Texas Welding SchoolWIOA list	Edinburg	WIOA list only	$12,500	Not reported		7.3
Southern Industrial Careers CenterWIOA list	La Feria	WIOA list only	$3,255	Not reported		7.3
South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco	Weslaco	Certificate	$21,510	10 months	125	10.3

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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