Welding programs in Texas
120 welding programs at 77 Texas schools are in the federal data. Where earnings are reported (43 programs), the state median is $39,883 one year after completion, 8% below the national median of $43,370. Median borrower debt is $9,500.
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$39,883median 1-yr earnings
$9,500median debt
| School | City | Program | Credential | Completers/yr | 1-yr earnings | Median debt | Monthly payment* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee College | Baytown, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 144 | $70,412 | – | – |
| School of Automotive Machinists & Technology | Houston, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 23 | $57,952 | $9,854 | $112 |
| Texas State Technical College | Waco, TX | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 165 | $49,355 | $9,666 | $110 |
| South Texas College | McAllen, TX | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 46 | $48,365 | – | – |
| Austin Community College District | Austin, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 125 | $46,183 | $11,000 | $125 |
| Austin Community College District | Austin, TX | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 38 | $46,036 | – | – |
| Texas State Technical College | Waco, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 311 | $45,978 | $5,500 | $63 |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Grand Prairie | Grand Prairie, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 339 | $44,170 | $9,500 | $108 |
| Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc. | Houston, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 133 | $43,903 | $7,688 | $87 |
| Universal Technical Institute-Dallas Fort Worth | Irving, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 211 | $43,903 | $7,688 | $87 |
| Universal Technical Institute-West Texas | Austin, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 76 | $43,903 | $7,688 | $87 |
| Texarkana College | Texarkana, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 69 | $43,370 | – | – |
| Del Mar College | Corpus Christi, TX | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 10 | $41,304 | – | – |
| College of the Mainland | Texas City, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 30 | $40,955 | – | – |
| CET-El Paso | El Paso, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 0 | $40,502 | $8,331 | $95 |
| Houston City College | Houston, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 89 | $40,369 | – | – |
| Tulsa Welding School-Houston | Houston, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 1118 | $40,148 | $9,500 | $108 |
| Tulsa Welding School-Dallas Campus | Irving, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 0 | $40,148 | $9,500 | $108 |
| Miller-Motte College-STVT-San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 145 | $39,883 | $11,754 | $134 |
| South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco | Weslaco, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 119 | $39,883 | $11,754 | $134 |
| Miller-Motte College-STVT-Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 45 | $39,883 | $11,754 | $134 |
| Miller-Motte College-STVT-Arlington | Arlington, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 6 | $39,883 | $11,754 | $134 |
| South Texas College | McAllen, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 375 | $39,309 | – | – |
| South Plains College | Levelland, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 89 | $38,446 | $6,174 | $70 |
| Lone Star College System | The Woodlands, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 280 | $37,437 | – | – |
| McAllen Careers Institute | McAllen, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 116 | $36,990 | $9,500 | $108 |
| North Central Texas College | Gainesville, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 39 | $35,888 | – | – |
| San Jacinto Community College | Pasadena, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 374 | $35,480 | – | – |
| Southwest University at El Paso | El Paso, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 24 | $35,376 | $20,000 | $227 |
| Southwest Texas College | Uvalde, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 96 | $35,168 | – | – |
| Amarillo College | Amarillo, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 61 | $34,977 | $9,495 | $108 |
| Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen | Harlingen, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 168 | $33,959 | $7,125 | $81 |
| Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 156 | $33,959 | $7,125 | $81 |
| Southern Careers Institute-Austin | Austin, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 89 | $33,959 | $7,125 | $81 |
| Southern Careers Institute-Pharr | Pharr, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 112 | $33,959 | $7,125 | $81 |
| Southern Careers Institute-Waco | Waco, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 27 | $33,959 | $7,125 | $81 |
| Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 40 | $33,959 | $7,125 | $81 |
| Wharton County Junior College | Wharton, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 19 | $33,548 | – | – |
| M T Training Center | Desoto, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 15 | $32,639 | $11,294 | $128 |
| Western Technical College | El Paso, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 164 | $32,208 | $12,122 | $138 |
| El Paso Community College | El Paso, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 54 | $31,384 | – | – |
| Paris Junior College | Paris, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 222 | $30,735 | – | – |
| Fortis College | Houston, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 2 | $25,004 | $13,000 | $148 |
| Alvin Community College | Alvin, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 19 | not reported | – | – |
| Alvin Community College | Alvin, TX | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 4 | not reported | – | – |
| Amarillo College | Amarillo, TX | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 20 | not reported | – | – |
| Angelina College | Lufkin, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 63 | not reported | – | – |
| Angelina College | Lufkin, TX | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 14 | not reported | – | – |
| Coastal Bend College | Beeville, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 43 | not reported | – | – |
| Coastal Bend College | Beeville, TX | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 2 | not reported | – | – |
| Blinn College District | Brenham, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 17 | not reported | – | – |
| Blinn College District | Brenham, TX | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 10 | not reported | – | – |
| Brazosport College | Lake Jackson, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 42 | not reported | – | – |
| Brazosport College | Lake Jackson, TX | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 2 | not reported | – | – |
| Central Texas College | Killeen, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 31 | not reported | – | – |
| Central Texas College | Killeen, TX | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 3 | not reported | – | – |
| Cisco College | Cisco, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 24 | not reported | – | – |
| Cisco College | Cisco, TX | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Clarendon College | Clarendon, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 34 | not reported | – | – |
| North Central Texas College | Gainesville, TX | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 8 | not reported | – | – |
| Del Mar College | Corpus Christi, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 149 | not reported | – | – |
| Dallas College | Dallas, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 188 | not reported | $5,500 | $63 |
| Dallas College | Dallas, TX | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 11 | not reported | – | – |
| Frank Phillips College | Borger, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 16 | not reported | – | – |
| Galveston College | Galveston, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 53 | not reported | – | – |
| Galveston College | Galveston, TX | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 8 | not reported | – | – |
| Grayson College | Denison, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 49 | not reported | – | – |
| Grayson College | Denison, TX | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 5 | not reported | – | – |
| Trinity Valley Community College | Athens, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 73 | not reported | – | – |
| Trinity Valley Community College | Athens, TX | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 5 | not reported | – | – |
| Hill College | Hillsboro, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 71 | not reported | – | – |
| Hill College | Hillsboro, TX | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 4 | not reported | – | – |
| Houston City College | Houston, TX | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 9 | not reported | – | – |
| Howard College | Big Spring, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | – | not reported | – | – |
| Kilgore College | Kilgore, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 28 | not reported | – | – |
| Kilgore College | Kilgore, TX | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 9 | not reported | – | – |
| Lamar State College-Orange | Orange, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 7 | not reported | – | – |
| Lamar State College-Orange | Orange, TX | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | – | not reported | – | – |
| Lamar State College-Port Arthur | Port Arthur, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 17 | not reported | – | – |
| Laredo College | Laredo, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 62 | not reported | – | – |
| Lee College | Baytown, TX | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 33 | not reported | – | – |
| College of the Mainland | Texas City, TX | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 3 | not reported | – | – |
| Midland College | Midland, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 69 | not reported | – | – |
| Midland College | Midland, TX | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 5 | not reported | – | – |
| Navarro College | Corsicana, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 39 | not reported | – | – |
| Navarro College | Corsicana, TX | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 5 | not reported | – | – |
| Lone Star College System | The Woodlands, TX | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 54 | not reported | – | – |
| Odessa College | Odessa, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 68 | not reported | – | – |
| Odessa College | Odessa, TX | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 10 | not reported | – | – |
| Panola College | Carthage, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 40 | not reported | – | – |
| Panola College | Carthage, TX | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 7 | not reported | – | – |
| Paris Junior College | Paris, TX | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 11 | not reported | – | – |
| Ranger College | Ranger, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 110 | not reported | – | – |
| Ranger College | Ranger, TX | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 7 | not reported | – | – |
| St Philip's College | San Antonio, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 157 | not reported | – | – |
| St Philip's College | San Antonio, TX | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 31 | not reported | – | – |
| San Jacinto Community College | Pasadena, TX | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 30 | not reported | – | – |
| South Plains College | Levelland, TX | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 4 | not reported | – | – |
| Southwest Texas College | Uvalde, TX | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Tarrant County College District | Fort Worth, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 49 | not reported | – | – |
| Tarrant County College District | Fort Worth, TX | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 10 | not reported | – | – |
| Texarkana College | Texarkana, TX | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 3 | not reported | – | – |
| Tyler Junior College | Tyler, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 26 | not reported | – | – |
| Tyler Junior College | Tyler, TX | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 8 | not reported | – | – |
| Vernon College | Vernon, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 21 | not reported | – | – |
| Vernon College | Vernon, TX | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 4 | not reported | – | – |
| Victoria College | Victoria, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 42 | not reported | – | – |
| Weatherford College | Weatherford, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Weatherford College | Weatherford, TX | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | – | not reported | – | – |
| Western Texas College | Snyder, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 34 | not reported | – | – |
| Western Texas College | Snyder, TX | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 2 | not reported | – | – |
| Palo Alto College | San Antonio, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | – | not reported | – | – |
| Collin County Community College District | McKinney, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 247 | not reported | – | – |
| Collin County Community College District | McKinney, TX | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 35 | not reported | – | – |
| Southwest College for the Deaf | Big Spring, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Lamar Institute of Technology | Beaumont, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 83 | not reported | – | – |
| Lamar Institute of Technology | Beaumont, TX | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | 10 | not reported | – | – |
| Southwest University at El Paso | El Paso, TX | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | – | not reported | – | – |
| MediaTech Institute-Dallas | Dallas, TX | Precision Metal Working | Associate degree | – | not reported | – | – |
| Precision Welding Academy | Katy, TX | Precision Metal Working | Certificate | – | not reported | – | – |
*Scorecard's estimated monthly payment on the median debt over 10 years. “Not reported” means the Department suppressed or did not publish the figure.
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Employers often ask for a welding certification such as those offered by the American Welding Society. Those exams are separate from the school diploma, so ask each school how many weld-test hours you get in a booth.
- How many hours are spent in the weld booth versus the classroom?
- Which welding processes (SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, FCAW) and positions are covered?
- Does the school host certification tests on site?
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard Field of Study and Institution files (release dated 10/15/2026). Earnings are median annual earnings of completers working and not enrolled one year after finishing; debt is median federal loan debt of borrowers; both describe past cohorts and small programs are suppressed by the Department. See our methodology.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best-paying welding program in Texas?
By reported one-year earnings, Lee College leads at $70,412 in the certificate program, but compare cost and local jobs too.
How many welding programs are in Texas?
The Scorecard lists 120 certificate or associate programs in this field at 77 schools in Texas.