Program entity

Ranger College

Ranger, Texas · Public institution

Address 1240 College Circle, Ranger, TX 76470
Phone (254) 647-3234
Website https://www.rangercollege.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $2,766
Tuition (out-of-state) $9,066
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 114 (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

Ranger College's Welding Technology program offers a 60-credit AAS degree and two stackable certifications (32 and 16 credits), plus a dual-credit option, at the Erath County Center. Instruction covers SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, GTAW, oxyacetylene, and plasma arc welding along with welding fundamentals, blueprint reading, and layout/fabrication. New cohorts begin each Fall, Spring, and Summer semester. Specific industry certifications, facility details, and financial aid are not stated on the page.

Processes taught SMAW/stick, GMAW/MIG, FCAW/flux-core, GTAW/TIG, oxyacetylene, plasma arc welding
Credential types Welding Technology AAS (60 credits); Welding Technology Certification 2 (32 credits); Welding Technology Certification 1 (16 credits); Dual Credit Welding Program
Program length AAS: 60 credits; Certification 2: 32 credits; Certification 1: 16 credits
Schedule Cohorts begin each Fall, Spring, and Summer semester at the Erath County Center

Source: https://www.rangercollege.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