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Welding Schools in the San Antonio area

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area

Programs

5 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$48,220

welders, cutters, solderers and brazers, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$14,250

of 3 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS

Welding Schools in the San Antonio area at a glance

Open to the public: 5 programs: 4 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 1 known only from the WIOA list
Distance from San Antonio: 5 within 10 miles; nearest 3.2 miles, farthest 9.9 miles
Listed program cost: 3 of 5 list one: $14,250 to $21,228, middle $17,796 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
Program length: 2 colleges list a length: 7 months to 10 months (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 518 welding awards at the 4 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 3 of 5 on Texas's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $48,220 median for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers ($23.18 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $38,230 to $73,800; 2,510 employed in the metro area; Texas median $53,340 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
St Philip's CollegeWIOA list	San Antonio	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	189	3.2
Miller-Motte College-STVT-San AntonioWIOA list	San Antonio	Certificate	$21,228	10 months	139	4.4
Palo Alto College	San Antonio	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	3	7.0
Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio	San Antonio	Certificate	$14,250	7 months	187	7.8
Propel Career AcademyWIOA list	San Antonio	WIOA list only	$17,796	Not reported		9.9

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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