Program entity

Texarkana College

Texarkana, Texas · Public institution

Address 2500 N Robison Rd, Texarkana, TX 75599
Phone (903) 823-3456
Website https://www.texarkanacollege.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $2,476
Tuition (out-of-state) $5,332
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 72 (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

Texarkana College offers welding credentials at three levels: a 2-year, 60-SCH associate degree, a 1-year, 42-SCH certificate, and a 1-semester, 11-SCH occupational skills award. The site names oxy-fuel welding, arc welding, and shielded metal arc welding, plus a pipe welding course and blueprint reading for welders. Classes are offered full-time or part-time, day or night, and as a blend of face-to-face and online instruction, with a VRTEX 360 virtual welder used in training. Listed in-district tuition for full-time study is about $7,185.

Processes taught Oxy-fuel welding, arc welding, SMAW, pipe welding
Credential types Associate degree (2 year, 60 SCH); Certificate (1 year, 42 SCH); Occupational Skills Award (1 semester, 11 SCH)
Program length Ranges from 1 semester to 2 years depending on credential
Schedule Full-time; part-time; day classes; night classes; blend of face-to-face and online
Facilities VRTEX 360 Virtual Welder used in training

Source: https://www.texarkanacollege.edu/programs/welding/, 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