Program entity

Galveston College

Galveston, Texas · Public institution

Address 4015 Ave Q, Galveston, TX 77550-7496
Phone (409) 944-1220
Website https://www.gc.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $2,726
Tuition (out-of-state) $6,176
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 61 (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

Galveston College's Welding Technology program offers a Multiple Processes Certificate - Level One (Entry Level), a Basic Fitting Certificate, a Basic Qualified Welder Certificate - Level Two, and an AAS degree. Processes taught include shielded metal arc, gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, and oxyacetylene gas welding, plus FCAW-G and GMAW-S operations. Training occurs at the Advanced Technology Campus (7626 Broadway, Galveston, TX) on equipment described as the same used by business and industry, and the page notes equipment and books are required during the first week of class. Financial aid, including grants, loans, and work-study, is available through the financial aid office.

Processes taught SMAW, GTAW, GMAW, oxyacetylene gas welding; FCAW-G, GMAW-S
Credential types Multiple Processes Certificate - Welding Technology Level One (Entry Level); Basic Fitting Certificate; Basic Qualified Welder Certificate Level Two; Associate of Applied Science (AAS) Welding Technology
Facilities Advanced Technology Campus (ATC), 7626 Broadway, Galveston, TX 77554; equipment described as same used by business and industry
Financial aid Financial aid available (grants, loans, work-study) through the financial aid office

Source: https://www.gc.edu/academic-career-programs/public-services-business-industry/welding-technology.php, 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