by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 636 welding technology/welder graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 60 colleges that offer a degree in welding technology/welder. That schools that top this list have a program in welding technology/welder in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree wielding students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tulsa Welding School-Tulsa. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and it awarded 25 associates’s wielding degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Tulsa Welding School-Tulsa Welding Technology/Welder Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas State Technical College is a fairly large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 111 associates’s wielding degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Texas State Technical College Welding Technology/Welder Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Carlsbad. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in the Southwest Region. New Mexico State University - Carlsbad is located in Carlsbad, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s wielding degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 60 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Gallup, New Mexico, and it awarded 7 associates’s wielding degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Galveston College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Galveston, Texas, and it awarded 11 associates’s wielding degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Ranger College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in the Southwest Region list. Ranger, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s wielding degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Lamar Institute of Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in the Southwest Region list. Lamar Institute of Technology is a small school located in Beaumont, Texas that handed out 13 associates’s wielding degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Lamar Institute of Technology Welding Technology/Welder Report
Northland Pioneer College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in the Southwest Region list. Holbrook, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s wielding degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Angelina College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in the Southwest Region ranking. AC is a small public school situated in Lufkin, Texas. It awarded 11 associates’s wielding degrees in 2020-2021.
New Mexico State University - Dona Ana landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this medium-sized public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified associates’s wielding students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Welding Technology/Welder at New Mexico State University - Dona Ana
Hill College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Hill College is a small school located in Hillsboro, Texas that handed out 9 associates’s wielding degrees in 2020-2021.
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Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus is a small school located in Roswell, New Mexico that handed out 4 associates’s wielding degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Welding Technology/Welder at Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus
Western Texas College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Snyder, Texas, and it awarded 3 associates’s wielding degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Welding Technology/Welder at Western Texas College
North Central Texas College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. This medium-sized school is located in Gainesville, Texas, and it awarded 13 associates’s wielding degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Welding Technology/Welder at North Central Texas College
Kilgore College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Kilgore, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s wielding degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, Del Mar College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in the Southwest Region list. Del Mar College is located in Corpus Christi, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 associates’s wielding degrees to qualified students.
Western New Mexico University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #17. This small school is located in Silver City, New Mexico, and it awarded 6 associates’s wielding degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Western New Mexico University Welding Technology/Welder Report
Odessa College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Odessa College is a medium-sized school located in Odessa, Texas that handed out 13 associates’s wielding degrees in 2020-2021.
Midland College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in the Southwest Region list. Midland College is a medium-sized public school situated in Midland, Texas. It awarded 5 associates’s wielding degrees in 2020-2021.
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Austin Community College District ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school handed out 36 degrees to qualified associates’s wielding students in 2020-2021.
Full Austin Community College District Welding Technology/Welder Report
South Texas College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in the Southwest Region ranking. South Texas College is a large public school situated in McAllen, Texas. It awarded 34 associates’s wielding degrees in 2020-2021.
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Pima Community College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 22 associates’s wielding degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Pima Community College Welding Technology/Welder Report
St Philip’s College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in the Southwest Region ranking. St Philip’s College is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Lee College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Lee College is located in Baytown, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 associates’s wielding degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #25, Cochise County Community College District did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Wielding Major in the Southwest Region list. Cochise County Community College District is a public institution located in Sierra Vista, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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