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Welding classes in Corpus Christi

13 welding programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

4 schools offer these welding programs with classes in the Corpus Christi area, and every one is approved for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Welders join and cut metal parts with hand-held or remotely controlled equipment. Most have a high school diploma plus technical training, and some employers ask for a certification for particular jobs.1 In Corpus Christi, 12 of the 13 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 1 is taught partly or fully online.

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All 282 welding programs in Texas, including online programs

How much do welding classes cost in Corpus Christi?

$4,500 to $6,856

is what most programs cost if you pay yourself

All 11 programs with a price: $1,161 to $16,194

Finished the program
61%
Working 6 months later
67%
Earned a year, estimated
about $28,500
Length
Not reported for most programs

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). How these figures are made

Are there free welding classes in Corpus Christi?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

All 13 welding programs in Corpus Christi approved for funding

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13 programs

  • General weldingIn personNo diploma needed

    Welding Applied Tech-Intermediate Welding Certificate (WINC.CER1)

    Del Mar College, Corpus Christi

    No diploma needed

    Del Mar College, Corpus Christi · General welding · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$19,100
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Welding Applied Tech-Intermediate Welding Certificate (WINC.CER1) at Del Mar College
    More details about Welding Applied Tech-Intermediate Welding Certificate (WINC.CER1) at Del Mar College
    Finished
    61%
    Working at 6 months
    61%
    Earned in a quarter
    $4,780
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    886
    a year, estimated
    $19,100
    price
    Not reported

  • General weldingIn personNo diploma needed

    Welding Program

    Craft Training Center of the Coastal Bend, Corpus Christi

    No diploma needed

    Craft Training Center of the Coastal Bend, Corpus Christi · General welding · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$30,100
    Price if you pay yourself$6,713
    Program website, Welding Program at Craft Training Center of the Coastal Bend
    More details about Welding Program at Craft Training Center of the Coastal Bend
    Finished
    19%
    Working at 6 months
    63%
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,524
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    419
    a year, estimated
    $30,100
    price
    $6,713

  • General weldingIn personNo diploma needed

    Welding Applied Tech-Intermediate Welding (WINC.CER1)

    Del Mar College, Corpus Christi

    No diploma needed

    Del Mar College, Corpus Christi · General welding · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$16,500
    Price if you pay yourself$1,161
    Program website, Welding Applied Tech-Intermediate Welding (WINC.CER1) at Del Mar College
    More details about Welding Applied Tech-Intermediate Welding (WINC.CER1) at Del Mar College
    Finished
    24%
    Working at 6 months
    55%
    Earned in a quarter
    $4,114
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $1,000
    Students counted
    368
    a year, estimated
    $16,500
    price
    $1,161

  • General weldingHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Combination Welding

    South Texas Vocational Technical Institute, Corpus Christi

    High school diploma or equivalent

    South Texas Vocational Technical Institute, Corpus Christi · General welding · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$28,800
    Price if you pay yourself$16,194
    Program website, Combination Welding at South Texas Vocational Technical Institute
    More details about Combination Welding at South Texas Vocational Technical Institute
    Finished
    68%
    Working at 6 months
    71%
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,205
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    360
    a year, estimated
    $28,800
    price
    $16,194

  • General weldingIn personNo diploma needed

    Welding Applied Tech-Advanced Welding Lvl II (WADC.CER2)

    Del Mar College, Corpus Christi

    No diploma needed

    Del Mar College, Corpus Christi · General welding · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$28,200
    Price if you pay yourself$5,500
    Program website, Welding Applied Tech-Advanced Welding Lvl II (WADC.CER2) at Del Mar College
    More details about Welding Applied Tech-Advanced Welding Lvl II (WADC.CER2) at Del Mar College
    Finished
    44%
    Working at 6 months
    77%
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,059
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $490
    Students counted
    198
    a year, estimated
    $28,200
    price
    $5,500

  • Welding (associate degree)In personNo diploma needed

    Welding Applied Technology Associate Degree (WELD.AAS)

    Del Mar College, Corpus Christi

    No diploma needed

    Del Mar College, Corpus Christi · Welding (associate degree) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$26,600
    Price if you pay yourself$1,408
    Program website, Welding Applied Technology Associate Degree (WELD.AAS) at Del Mar College
    More details about Welding Applied Technology Associate Degree (WELD.AAS) at Del Mar College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    52%
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,652
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $500
    Students counted
    134
    a year, estimated
    $26,600
    price
    $1,408

  • Pipe weldingIn personNo diploma needed

    Combo/Pipe (Master Course)

    Blue Diamond Welding LLC, Corpus Christi

    No diploma needed

    Blue Diamond Welding LLC, Corpus Christi · Pipe welding · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$44,000
    Price if you pay yourself$7,000
    Program website, Combo/Pipe (Master Course) at Blue Diamond Welding LLC
    More details about Combo/Pipe (Master Course) at Blue Diamond Welding LLC
    Finished
    98%
    Working at 6 months
    76%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,988
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $230
    Students counted
    77
    a year, estimated
    $44,000
    price
    $7,000

  • Structural weldingIn personNo diploma needed

    Structural (SMAW) Stick

    Blue Diamond Welding LLC, Corpus Christi

    No diploma needed

    Blue Diamond Welding LLC, Corpus Christi · Structural welding · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$44,700
    Price if you pay yourself$11,775
    Program website, Structural (SMAW) Stick at Blue Diamond Welding LLC
    More details about Structural (SMAW) Stick at Blue Diamond Welding LLC
    Finished
    92%
    Working at 6 months
    83%
    Earned in a quarter
    $11,167
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $230
    Students counted
    12
    a year, estimated
    $44,700
    price
    $11,775

  • General weldingIn personNo diploma needed

    Wire Welding Certificate (Wwld.Cer1)

    Del Mar College, Corpus Christi

    No diploma needed

    Del Mar College, Corpus Christi · General welding · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Wire Welding Certificate (Wwld.Cer1) at Del Mar College
    More details about Wire Welding Certificate (Wwld.Cer1) at Del Mar College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    19
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    Not reported

  • Pipe weldingIn personNo diploma needed

    MIG/Flux Core Pipe

    Blue Diamond Welding LLC, Corpus Christi

    No diploma needed

    Blue Diamond Welding LLC, Corpus Christi · Pipe welding · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,500
    Program website, MIG/Flux Core Pipe at Blue Diamond Welding LLC
    More details about MIG/Flux Core Pipe at Blue Diamond Welding LLC
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $230
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $4,500

  • Structural weldingIn personNo diploma needed

    Structural (FCAW) Flux Core

    Blue Diamond Welding LLC, Corpus Christi

    No diploma needed

    Blue Diamond Welding LLC, Corpus Christi · Structural welding · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,500
    Program website, Structural (FCAW) Flux Core at Blue Diamond Welding LLC
    More details about Structural (FCAW) Flux Core at Blue Diamond Welding LLC
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $230
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $4,500

  • Pipe weldingIn personNo diploma needed

    Pipe (GTAW) Tig

    Blue Diamond Welding LLC, Corpus Christi

    No diploma needed

    Blue Diamond Welding LLC, Corpus Christi · Pipe welding · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$5,500
    Program website, Pipe (GTAW) Tig at Blue Diamond Welding LLC
    More details about Pipe (GTAW) Tig at Blue Diamond Welding LLC
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $230
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $5,500

  • Pipe weldingIn personNo diploma needed

    Pipe (Smaw) 6010/7018

    Blue Diamond Welding LLC, Corpus Christi

    No diploma needed

    Blue Diamond Welding LLC, Corpus Christi · Pipe welding · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$5,500
    Program website, Pipe (Smaw) 6010/7018 at Blue Diamond Welding LLC
    More details about Pipe (Smaw) 6010/7018 at Blue Diamond Welding LLC
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $230
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $5,500

How to pay for welding classes in Corpus Christi

Workforce funding can pay for welding classes in Corpus Christi

Every program on this page is approved for public workforce funding, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. It can pay for training for eligible adults, people who lost their job and young people.2People on public assistance, with a low income or lacking basic skills come first, and veterans have priority.3

Ask at an American Job Center

Eligibility rules apply, and services vary from state to state. Your local American Job Center can tell you whether you qualify. The Department of Labor's page links to the center finder, or call 1-877-US-2JOBS (1-877-872-5627).4

Financial aid and grants for welding classes

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.56

GI Bill for welding classes

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.7

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Where the Corpus Christi welding program numbers come from

Which Corpus Christi welding programs are on this list?

These are the welding programs with classes in the Corpus Christi area that are approved for public workforce funding (the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). The list covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Online programs are left out here; they are on the Texas page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.

How Corpus Christi welding program prices are reported

The price is tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported it. Prices under $100 are treated as not reported, because the file holds many blanks entered as $0. Check the current price with the school.

What the graduate results of these programs measure

The figures at the top of this page are the middle program among those that report results: half did better, half did worse. Results describe students who left each program in recent years: the share who finished, the share working in the second quarter after leaving, and the middle earnings of those working in that quarter. States report earnings for that one quarter because they take them from the wage reports employers file every three months. The yearly figure here is that quarter times four, rounded to the nearest $100: an estimate, and an early one, since it is measured about half a year after training. The quarter as reported is under "More details" on each program. Results are withheld for small programs, and they describe past students, so they are no guarantee.

Why do some welding programs say "Not reported"?

Where a school or the state left a field empty, or the Department of Labor withheld it, the page says "Not reported". Nothing here is estimated to fill a gap.

Why the kind of school is left off each program

The file also records whether a school is public, private or nonprofit, but those entries are wrong too often to print next to a school's name, so this page leaves them out.

Sources for the facts about welding classes in Corpus Christi

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  5. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  7. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs