by our College Data Analytics TeamA large number of students are not billed the full sticker price of a school. Rather, they are offered a financial aid plan that includes a mix of loans, grants, scholarships, and possibly work-study opportunities. The total cost of going to Tulsa Welding School-Houston can seem tremendous, but do not forget that almost all students are given some form of financial help.
What financial aid options can TWS offer, and what will you qualify for? Keep reading for more information. Keep reading to see how much school funding could be available to you.
Your financial aid package, which may contain grants and scholarships, will be determined on your financial need. Read on to get a sense of the financial assistance available at Tulsa Welding School-Houston.
Through a mix of loans, grants, work-study and scholarships, schools bring down the effective cost so more students can attend. Note that some aid is more valuable than the rest, and individual awards are far from uniform.
For incoming first-year students at Tulsa Welding School-Houston, 90% of first-time, full-time freshmen received some form of financial aid approximately 1588 students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 84% | $6,714 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 59% | $1,737 |
| Federal Pell grants | 77% | $5,836 |
| State/local grants | 1% | $7,413 |
| Federal student loans | 83% | $6,711 |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. Here, about 78% of the undergraduate population received grant aid that averaged $6,195 (across roughly 2481 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 78% | $6,195 |
| Federal Pell grants | 68% | $5,442 |
| Federal student loans | 74% | $6,202 |
Among title-IV aid recipients living on campus, grant and scholarship aid averaged $6,330.
Since aid is largely need-based, the real cost of attendance falls steeply for lower-income families.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $32,446 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $32,841 |
| Over $75,000 | $36,014 |
Each amount is the average cost remaining once grant aid is subtracted, by income band.
After grants and scholarships come off the published price, what remains is the net price — the best estimate of true out-of-pocket cost.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $35,101 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $32,907 |
To project your own net price, use TWS’s online cost calculator: www.tws.edu/calculator/houston/.
A typical borrower at TWS leaves with $6,886 in federal student debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $6,886 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $9,500 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $100.72/mo |
Spreading the median graduate debt over a standard 10-year repayment schedule works out to roughly the monthly payment shown above.
The numbers below show the full range, not just the middle of the distribution. The four reference points below map the debt distribution at TWS.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $4,400 |
| 25th percentile | $5,500 |
| 75th percentile | $9,500 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $9,500 |
Debt outcomes are not uniform — they shift with income, first-generation status, and dependency.
Debt by Income Tier
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $7,125 |
| Middle income | $6,310 |
| High income | $5,500 |
By First-Generation Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $7,018 |
| Continuing-generation students | $6,145 |
Dependent vs Independent Students
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $5,500 |
| Independent students | $9,500 |
These indicators are derived from the underlying debt data and summarize the overall picture at TWS.
The Stafford program is the federal direct-loan vehicle most undergraduates use. The aggregate figures below show how active the program is at TWS:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 31364 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $239,376,784 |
The GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the main federal aid routes for veterans and service members.
Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 325 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $5,597,388 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $17,223 |
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.