Welding Program

The welding program at Angelina College prepares students for careers as welding engineers, manufacturing engineers, application engineers, sales engineers, and project engineer or manager. The program focuses on applying technical knowledge and skills to join or cut metal surfaces. Program course include: arc welding, resistance welding, brazing and soldering, cutting, high-energy beam welding and cutting, solid state welding, ferrous and non-ferrous materials, oxidation-reduction reactions, welding metallurgy, welding process and heat treating, structural design, safety, and codes and standards. Get more details below including other Texas colleges that offer welding program.

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Angelina College (AC)

1700 Eastgate Dr, Garland, TX

Angelina College located in Lufkin Texas combines quality education and an overall pleasant student experience. AC offers many associates degrees including certifications, workforce programs and applied sciences degrees as well. Angelina College has over 25 clubs and other student organizations, and is well known throughout Texas and the country for its Fine Arts and Theatre program.

There are currently over 5000 students enrolled at AC, which includes several off campus teaching centers. AC provides a high quality and affordable education that service 12 counties across East Texas.

When it comes to tuition costs, Angelina College provides one of the lowest costs in education, compared to 50 Texas community colleges across the state. Financial Aid is available at AC along with Pell Grants, more than 200 Scholarships, their very own Angelina Challenge Award, state grants and rotary loans. The cost to attend AC is $110 per 1 credit hour for in-state residents, $175 for out of district students, and $260 for those students coming from out of state.

The extracurricular activities at AC are plentiful, and the college has plenty of clubs and social activities to keep a student’s life well occupied. Angelina College also has an extensive Special Student Support Service that provides help to single parents with children under the age of 18, single pregnant women, those with language disadvantages and students with disabilities.

Angelina Community College is also home to an impressive Adult Education Cooperative – offering adult learning centers for those wishing to continue their education or just improve on work skills.

For more information on everything that Angelina Community College has to offer, please visit the AC website.

Students Enrolled in the Welding Program

Get more details below regarding enrollment, academics, and school demographics. Angelina College has offered the following program levels for students:

• Less Than One Year Certificate
• Less Than Two-Year Award
• Associate's Degree

Students by Academic Level (2019)

Students by Gender (2019)

Students by Race (2019)

Source: IPEDS Survey 2012-2020: Data obtained from the US Dept. of Education's Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). Data may vary depending on school and academic year.

Career Options for Graduates

Welders, Cutters, and Welder Fitters

Description

Use hand-welding or flame-cutting equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products.

Career Outlook & Projections ()

According to the BLS, welders, cutters, and welder fitters employment is expected to grow at a rate of 3.6% from 2014 to 2024

Salary & Wages

• Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division
  • Total Employment: 6
  • Average Hourly Rate: $17.78
  • Average Annual Salary: $36970
• Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division
  • Total Employment: 3
  • Average Hourly Rate: $19.10
  • Average Annual Salary: $39730

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Description

Set up, operate, or tend welding, soldering, or brazing machines or robots that weld, braze, solder, or heat treat metal products, components, or assemblies. Includes workers who operate laser cutters or laser-beam machines.

Career Outlook & Projections ()

According to the BLS, welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders employment is expected to shrink at a rate of -18.0% from 2014 to 2024

Salary & Wages

• Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division
  • Total Employment: 380
  • Average Hourly Rate: $15.09
  • Average Annual Salary: $31380
• Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division
  • Total Employment: 230
  • Average Hourly Rate: $16.95
  • Average Annual Salary: $35260

Source: Job descriptions, estimated salary and wages, and projected job growth are taken from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).