Program entity

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, Texas · Public institution

Address 5000 Research Forest Drive, The Woodlands, TX 77381-4399
Phone (832) 813-6500
Website www.lonestar.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $3,330
Tuition (out-of-state) $9,390
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 334 (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

Lone Star College System's welding program offers stackable credentials - Gas Metal Arc Welding and Shielded Metal Arc Welding certificates at Level I, a Level II welding certificate, and a two-year Welding Technology Specialization AAS degree - with credits from certificate programs applying toward the degree. The full program is offered at the LSC-Cypress Center, LSC-Houston North, LSC-East Aldine Center, LSC Houston North Victory, and LSC-Conroe Center locations. Schedule, specific certifications, facilities, and financial aid are not detailed on the page.

Processes taught GMAW/MIG, SMAW/stick
Credential types Gas Metal Arc Welding Certificate Level I; Shielded Metal Arc Welding Certificate Level I; Welding Certificate Level II; Welding Technology Specialization AAS
Program length Two-year program (AAS degree)

Source: https://www.lonestar.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