2022 Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region
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In 2019-2020, 40,882 people earned their degree in welding technology/welder, making the major the 194th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 8,807 welding technology/welder graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 720 welding technology/welder graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 28 colleges that offer a degree in welding technology/welder. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great welding technology/welder programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the welding technology/welder program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region.
Top 25 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Welding Technology/Welder in the Southwest Region
Out of the 28 schools in the Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas State Technical College is a fairly large public school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 167 associates’s wielding degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree wielding students list, TSTC has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State Technical College is $10,114 for southwest region associate degree wielding students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Jacinto Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region. San Jacinto Community College is a public institution located in Pasadena, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 39 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
San Jacinto College also took the #6 spot in our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for San Jacinto College is $8,692 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Wielding students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Texas College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. South Texas College is a large school located in McAllen, Texas that handed out 43 associates’s wielding degrees in 2019-2020.
South Texas College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for South Texas College is $1,174 for southwest region associate degree wielding students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central New Mexico Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. CNM is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 40 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree wielding students list, CNM has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $3,429 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Wielding students per year to attend CNM.
Out of the 28 schools in the Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lone Star College System landed the #5 spot on the list. Lone Star College System is a large public school situated in The Woodlands, Texas. It awarded 51 associates’s wielding degrees in 2019-2020.
North Harris Montgomery also made our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend North Harris Montgomery is $8,016 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Wielding students.
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Del Mar College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Corpus Christi, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s wielding degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.
DMC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Del Mar College is $5,738 for southwest region associate degree wielding students.
South Plains College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Levelland, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s wielding students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at South Plains College, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for South Plains College is $7,600 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Wielding students.
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San Juan College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. SJC is a medium-sized school located in Farmington, New Mexico that handed out 14 associates’s wielding degrees in 2019-2020.
SJC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $6,115 for southwest region associate degree wielding students per year to attend San Juan College.
Odessa College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. Odessa College is a medium-sized school located in Odessa, Texas that handed out 7 associates’s wielding degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree wielding students list, Odessa College has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Odessa College is $5,963 for southwest region associate degree wielding students.
Austin Community College District did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school handed out 41 degrees to qualified associates’s wielding students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Austin Community College District, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $6,861 for southwest region associate degree wielding students per year to attend Austin Community College District.
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Vernon College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Vernon College is a small public school situated in Vernon, Texas. It awarded 7 associates’s wielding degrees in 2019-2020.
Vernon Regional Junior College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Vernon Regional Junior College is $5,604 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Wielding students.
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Tyler Junior College landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. Tyler Junior College is a public institution located in Tyler, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Tyler Junior College also took the #16 spot in our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $9,277 for southwest region associate degree wielding students per year to attend Tyler Junior College.
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New Mexico State University - Dona Ana came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. NMSU Dona Ana is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NMSU Dona Ana, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for NMSU Dona Ana is $5,539 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Wielding students.
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Pima Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. Pima Community College is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Pima County Community College District did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Pima County Community College District is $3,583 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Wielding students.
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Panola College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. Panola College is a small public school situated in Carthage, Texas. It awarded 4 associates’s wielding degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Panola College, the school also landed the #22 spot in our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $6,662 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Wielding students per year to attend Panola College.
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Hill College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. Hill College is located in Hillsboro, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 associates’s wielding degrees to qualified students.
Hill College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #24 on our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Hill College is $8,182 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Wielding students.
Lamar Institute of Technology ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Lamar Institute of Technology is located in Beaumont, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 associates’s wielding degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lamar Institute of Technology, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $6,904 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Wielding students per year to attend Lamar Institute of Technology.
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Paris Junior College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #18. This small school is located in Paris, Texas, and it awarded 2 associates’s wielding degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Paris Junior College, the school also landed the #21 spot in our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Paris Junior College is $6,818 for southwest region associate degree wielding students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #19, Tarrant County College District did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, this large public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified associates’s wielding students in 2019-2020.
Tarrant County College also took the #15 spot in our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Tarrant County College is $5,434 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Wielding students.
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Texarkana College landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. Texarkana College is a small public school situated in Texarkana, Texas. It awarded 4 associates’s wielding degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texarkana College, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texarkana College is $6,394 for southwest region associate degree wielding students.
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Trinity Valley Community College landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. Trinity Valley Community College is a public institution located in Athens, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree wielding students list, TVCC has also earned the #20 rank in our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $6,850 for southwest region associate degree wielding students per year to attend Trinity Valley Community College.
St Philip’s College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #22. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 17 degrees to qualified associates’s wielding students in 2019-2020.
St Philip’s College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for St Philip’s College is $6,250 for southwest region associate degree wielding students.
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With a ranking of #23, Mesa Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Mesa, Arizona is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s wielding degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.
Mesa Community College also made our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #18. The yearly cost to attend Mesa Community College is $9,669 for southwest region associate degree wielding students.
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With a ranking of #24, Grayson College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Grayson College is a public institution located in Denison, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Grayson College also took the #25 spot in our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Grayson College is $7,877 for southwest region associate degree wielding students.
With a ranking of #25, New Mexico State University - Carlsbad did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Wielding Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Carlsbad, New Mexico, and it awarded 2 associates’s wielding degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NMSU Carlsbad, the school also landed the #23 spot in our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $7,715 for southwest region associate degree wielding students per year to attend NMSU Carlsbad.
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References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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Footnotes
- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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