Program entity

Blinn College District

Brenham, Texas · Public institution

Address 902 College Ave, Brenham, TX 77833-4098
Phone (979) 830-4000
Website www.blinn.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $4,890
Tuition (out-of-state) $11,370
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 27 (latest reported year)
AWS ATF co-located No (No AWS ATF facility found in this city+state in the AWS ATF Domestic Site Listing PDF (6.25.2025, 200 domestic facilities) -- not a gap, a computed negative match.)

Program details

What this program covers

Blinn College's Welding Technology program offers an AAS degree (60 hours), a Certificate Level II, a Certificate Level I (Basic Welding), and an Occupational Skills Award. The curriculum covers shielded metal arc, gas metal arc, gas tungsten arc, and flux-cored arc welding plus basic metallurgy and inspection procedures, and the AAS qualifies graduates for an NCCER credential. The program is offered at the Brenham and RELLIS campuses, though some courses may require travel to Brenham. More than 300 scholarships are available through the college's Endowed Scholarship Application.

Processes taught SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, FCAW
Credential types Associate of Applied Science (AAS, 60 hours); Certificate Level II; Certificate Level I (Basic Welding); Occupational Skills Award
Program length AAS: 60 hours
Schedule Offered at Brenham and RELLIS campuses; some courses may require travel to the Brenham campus
Certifications prepped NCCER (National Center for Construction Education and Research) credential
Financial aid More than 300 scholarships available via the Endowed Scholarship Application

Source: https://www.blinn.edu/welding-technology/index.html, retrieved 2026-08-05

Sources & provenance

Identity IPEDS Directory (HD component) via Urban Institute Education Data API (2023) , retrieved 2026-08-04
Completions IPEDS Completions (C2023_A, NCES bulk file) (2023 (2022-23 academic year)) , retrieved 2026-08-04
Tuition College Scorecard institution-level bulk CSV (Most Recent Cohorts) (most-recent-cohort (exact AY not labeled in bulk file; file release timestamp 2026-06-10)) , retrieved 2026-08-04
Atf AWS ATF Domestic Site Listing PDF (aws-p-001-delivery.sitecorecontenthub.cloud/api/public/content/AWS-ATF-Domestic-Site-Listing), dated 6.25.2025, GET-fetched and parsed with pdftotext; 200 facility records extracted (city+state); co-location = program's city+state matches an ATF facility's city+state (2025 (6.25.2025 listing)) , retrieved 2026-08-04