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Welding Technology/Welder at Galveston College

If you are interested in studying welding technology/welder, you may want to check out the program at Galveston College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Galveston College is located in Galveston, Texas and has a total student population of 2,060. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 11 students received their associate's degree in wielding.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Welding Technology/Welder section at the bottom of this page.

Galveston College Welding Technology/Welder Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Wielding (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in Wielding (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Wielding

Galveston College Welding Technology/Welder Rankings

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Wielding Student Demographics at Galveston College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the wielding majors at Galveston College.

Galveston College Welding Technology/Welder Associate’s Program

18% Women

55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 82% of wielding associate's degrees went to men and 18% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in wielding only graduates about 9% women each year. The program at Galveston College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 10% more women than average.

Galveston College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in wielding graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Galveston College with a associate's in wielding.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Wielding Grads May Go Into

A degree in wielding can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for Galveston College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	50,120	$46,140
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	1,360	$38,390

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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