Program entity

Lee College

Baytown, Texas · Public institution

Address 511 S Whiting, Baytown, TX 77520
Phone (281) 427-5611
Website www.lee.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $2,520
Tuition (out-of-state) $5,190
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 171 (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

Lee College's Industrial Welding Technology program offers an AAS degree plus certificates in Industrial Welding Technology, Structural Welder, Welding Inspection, and a Combination Welder credential. Instruction covers SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, and FCAW processes along with pipe welding, flame cutting, and blueprint reading. The Welding Inspection certificate prepares students for the Certified Welding Inspector exam. Program length, schedule, and financial aid are not stated on the page.

Processes taught SMAW/stick, GMAW/MIG, GTAW/TIG, FCAW/flux-core, pipe welding
Credential types AAS: Industrial Welding Technology; Certificate of Completion - Industrial Welding Technology; Certificate of Completion - Structural Welder; Certificate of Completion - Welding Inspection; Combination Welder Certificate
Certifications prepped Certified Welding Inspector exam preparation (via Welding Inspection certificate)

Source: https://www.lee.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