Program entity

College of the Mainland

Texas City, Texas · Public institution

Address 1200 Amburn Road, Texas City, TX 77591-2499
Phone (409) 938-1211
Website www.com.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $2,310
Tuition (out-of-state) $4,140
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 33 (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

College of the Mainland offers an Entry-Level Welding Certificate and an A.A.S. in Welding, plus continuing education options. Students completing the Entry-Level Certificate can test for a Certified Entry-Level Welder Certificate from the American Welding Society. The page cites a projected Gulf Coast regional welder employment growth of 26.7% (2011-2020) and a 2014 median hourly wage of $17.93. Welding processes taught, program length, schedule, and facility details are not specified.

Credential types Entry-Level Welding Certificate; A.A.S. - Welding; Continuing Education options
Certifications prepped AWS Certified Entry-Level Welder Certificate (via Entry-Level Certificate)

Source: https://www.com.edu/, 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