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Industrial Welding Academy: welding training in Houston, TX
11001 Wallisville Rd., Houston, TX 77013 · Private For-Profit · Program website
Flux Core Arc Welding
- Tuition and feesas listed, Texas list, DOL file dated June 30, 2025
- $2,500
- Books and suppliesas listed
- $500
- Listed cost
- $3,000
- Lengthfull-time weeks and weekly hours, as listed
- 3 weeks, 48 hours a week
- Students who completedof all students who exited, July 2021 to June 2025
- 94%
- Employed in the 2nd quarter after exitall students who exited, state wage records
- 67.7%
- Median earnings, 2nd quarter after exitone quarter's pay, students employed then
- $7,957
- Students who exitedJuly 2021 to June 2025
- 151
- On the list sincedate added, ETA-9171
- September 4, 2019
- Typical pay for welders, cutters, solderers and brazersBLS OEWS May 2025, Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
- $57,940
Every line comes from the file named under it. Suppressed means DOL withheld the figure (a small group, nothing reported, or a data quality hold); a blank is never estimated.
About this listing
Industrial Welding Academy has 11 welding programs on Texas's list, filed under precision metal working (CIP 48.0508); the table below shows all of them. Its listed tuition of $2,500 compares with typical yearly pay of $57,940 for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. Of the 151 students who left the program between July 2021 and June 2025, 94% completed it.
This provider does not appear in IPEDS, the FMCSA training registry or a state list we load, so the Department of Labor's file is the record shown here. Ask the provider and your American Job Center whether the program is still on the list before you enroll: the file lists programs as of June 30, 2025.
Industrial Welding Academy's welding programs on the list
People who meet WIOA's rules for training services can have their local workforce board pay for a program on the state's eligible training provider list. Limits vary by area. How WIOA training funds work.
| Listed program | Tuition and fees | Length | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Median earnings, 2nd quarter | Students who exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flux Core Arc WeldingCertified Welder · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $2,500+ $500 books | 3 weeks, 48 hours a week | 94% | 67.7% | $7,957 | 151 |
| Gas Metal Arc WeldingCertified Welder · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $2,500+ $500 books | 3 weeks, 48 hours a week | 96.9% | 72.6% | $9,076 | 130 |
| Combination PlateCertified Welder · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $4,775+ $225 books | Competency-based or withheld | 86% | 72.7% | $5,086 | 43 |
| Gas Tungsten Arc WeldingCertified Welder · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $3,600+ $700 books | Competency-based or withheld | 90.7% | 70.2% | $9,310 | 172 |
| Gas Tungsten Arc WeldingCertified Welder · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $3,600+ $700 books | Competency-based or withheld | 91.7% | 80% | $8,282 | 12 |
| Pipe WeldingCertified Welder · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $2,950+ $550 books | Competency-based or withheld | 90.9% | 70.7% | $7,625 | 208 |
| Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW Plate)Certified Welder · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $2,600+ $500 books | Competency-based or withheld | 96.9% | 68% | $6,367 | 32 |
| Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW Plate)Certified Welder · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $2,600+ $500 books | Competency-based or withheld | 90% | 68.3% | $7,456 | 289 |
| Flux Core Arc WeldingCertified Welder · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $2,500+ $500 books | 3 weeks, 48 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| Gas Metal Arc WeldingCertified Welder · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $2,500+ $500 books | 3 weeks, 48 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| Pipe WeldingCertified Welder · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $5,529+ $550 books | Competency-based or withheld | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all students who exited between July 2021 and June 2025, not only WIOA-funded ones. Median earnings are one quarter's pay in the second quarter after exit. Suppressed means DOL withheld the figure (a small group, nothing reported, or a data quality hold); for length it can also mean a competency-based program. Not matched to any other record: listed here as the state reported it.
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