2024 Best Value Colleges for Welding Technology/Welder in the Southwest Region
14
Ranked Colleges
9,128
Degrees Awarded
$6,700
Avg Net Price*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Wielding Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 42,490 people earned their degree in welding technology/welder, making the major the 215th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 9,128 welding technology/welder graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Wielding Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 14 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in welding technology/welder. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent welding technology/welder programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the welding technology/welder program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Wielding Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Wielding Schools in the Southwest Region.
Top 14 Best Value Colleges for Welding Technology/Welder in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Texas College. It ranked #1 on our 2024 Best Value Wielding Schools in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in McAllen, Texas, and it awarded 222 ’s wielding degrees in 2020-2021.
South Texas College also made our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $1,504 for Southwest Region Wielding students per year to attend South Texas College.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2024 Best Value Wielding Schools in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 405 ’s wielding degrees in 2020-2021.
TSTC also made our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend TSTC is $10,463 for southwest region wielding students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Del Mar College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Wielding Schools in the Southwest Region. Del Mar College is a public institution located in Corpus Christi, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 93 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
DMC also made our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $5,630 for Southwest Region Wielding students per year to attend DMC.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value Wielding Schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jacinto Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Pasadena, Texas, this large public school handed out 279 diplomas to qualified ’s wielding students in 2020-2021.
San Jacinto College also took the #6 spot in our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend San Jacinto College is $9,638 for southwest region wielding students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lone Star College System. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Wielding Schools in the Southwest Region. North Harris Montgomery is a large public school situated in The Woodlands, Texas. It awarded 564 ’s wielding degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region wielding students list, North Harris Montgomery has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Lone Star College System is $8,711 for Southwest Region Wielding students.
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Pima Community College did quite well in the 2024 Best Value Wielding Schools in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. This fairly large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 39 ’s wielding degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region wielding students list, Pima County Community College District has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Pima County Community College District is $3,846 for Southwest Region Wielding students.
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Austin Community College District landed the #7 spot on the 2024 Best Value Wielding Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Austin Community College District is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 102 ’s wielding degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southwest region wielding students list, Austin Community College District has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Austin Community College District is $7,224 for Southwest Region Wielding students.
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Central New Mexico Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Wielding Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. CNM is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 34 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
CNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $3,322 for southwest region wielding students per year to attend CNM.
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Hill College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Wielding Schools in the Southwest Region list. Hill College is a small public school situated in Hillsboro, Texas. It awarded 102 ’s wielding degrees in 2020-2021.
Hill College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $7,692 for Southwest Region Wielding students per year to attend Hill College.
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Lamar Institute of Technology ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Wielding Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in Beaumont, Texas, this small public school awarded 17 degrees to qualified ’s wielding students in 2020-2021.
Lamar Institute of Technology also made our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9. The estimated yearly cost for Lamar Institute of Technology is $8,484 for Southwest Region Wielding students.
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South Plains College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Wielding Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Levelland, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 83 diplomas to qualified ’s wielding students in 2020-2021.
South Plains College also made our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #11. The yearly cost to attend South Plains College is $6,358 for Southwest Region Wielding students.
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With a ranking of #12, Trinity Valley Community College did quite well on the 2024 Best Value Wielding Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in Athens, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 55 degrees to qualified ’s wielding students in 2020-2021.
TVCC also made our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #12. The yearly cost to attend TVCC is $8,031 for Southwest Region Wielding students.
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New Mexico State University - Dona Ana did quite well in the 2024 Best Value Wielding Schools in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this medium-sized public school awarded 31 degrees to qualified ’s wielding students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NMSU Dona Ana, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $5,292 for southwest region wielding students per year to attend NMSU Dona Ana.
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New Mexico State University - Carlsbad landed the #14 spot on the 2024 Best Value Wielding Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Carlsbad, New Mexico, this small public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified ’s wielding students in 2020-2021.
NMSU Carlsbad also made our “Best Welding Technology/Welder Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #15. The yearly cost to attend NMSU Carlsbad is $7,274 for Southwest Region Wielding students.
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Notes and References
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%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *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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