Welding Program

The welding program at Laredo Community 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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Laredo Community College

3020 N Meadow Ave, Laredo, TX

Laredo Community College is located in the southern Texas City of Laredo, situated due west of Corpus Christi and straddling the border of Mexico.

Laredo Community College offers a very affordable annual tuition rate, with state residents paying barely over $2000 per year, and costing out of state scholars not much more a year at about $3000.

This may explain why LCC currently serves the education needs of over 10000 students. Approximately 6000 of these co-eds are part time students, with the remaining one-third or so registered for full course loads.

Fortunately, LCC students are not stuck in overly crowded classrooms or competing to meet with their teachers for additional instruction, thanks to the more than 500 faculty members currently teaching at Laredo Community College.

Prospective students interested in Laredo Community College will find a vast and diverse number of academic programs sure to meet their needs, with majors including (but not limited to) banking and financial support services, international marketing, computer and information systems, drafting and design technology, heating/air conditioning/ventilation and refrigeration technology, occupational therapist assistant, auto body/collision and repair technology, computer installation and repair technology, and fire protection and safety technology.

Students at Laredo Community College have access to a school library, post graduate job placement services, and a number of varsity sport programs for both men and women.

Also, considering how popular the resort Mexican beach towns are for college students on spring break, Laredo students will find the drive more convenient than most. For more information on what Laredo Community College has to offer, read more here.

Students Enrolled in the Welding Program

Get more details below regarding enrollment, academics, and school demographics. Laredo Community College has offered the following programs for students:

• Less Than One Year Certificate
• Less Than Two-Year Award

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

• Laredo, TX
  • Total Employment: 80
  • Average Hourly Rate: $17.72
  • Average Annual Salary: $36850

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

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