Federal data
Highest earning certificate precision metal working programs in Texas
Texas precision metal working programs, ranked by median earnings one year after completion, from the College Scorecard field-of-study file (September 18, 2026). Only programs with at least 30 counted graduates in the earnings sample are shown, and at least 5 programs must qualify for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 1 year after | Graduates counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | School of Automotive Machinists & Technology | Houston | For-profit, 2-year | $43,065 | 34 |
| 2 | Austin Community College District | Austin | Public, 4-year | $39,261 | 30 |
| 3 | Universal Technical Institute | Houston | For-profit, 2-year | $39,141 | 41 |
| 4 | Elite Welding Academy | Houston | For-profit, under 2-year | $38,717 | 97 |
| 5 | Lincoln College of Technology | Grand Prairie | For-profit, 2-year | $37,249 | 1,223 |
| 6 | Texas State Technical College | Waco | Public, 2-year | $35,720 | 319 |
| 7 | CET-El Paso | El Paso | Private nonprofit, under 2-year | $32,817 | 248 |
| 8 | Tulsa Welding School | Houston | For-profit, under 2-year | $31,821 | 3,486 |
| 9 | M T Training Center | Grand Prairie | For-profit, under 2-year | $31,420 | 62 |
| 10 | South Texas Vocational Technical Institute | Weslaco | For-profit, under 2-year | $30,105 | 809 |
| 11 | Miller-Motte College | Corpus Christi | For-profit, under 2-year | $30,105 | 809 |
| 12 | Western Technical College | El Paso | For-profit, 4-year | $29,371 | 145 |
| 13 | Fortis College | Houston | For-profit, 2-year | $28,893 | 30 |
| 14 | Paris Junior College | Paris | Public, 2-year | $28,729 | 62 |
| 15 | Texarkana College | Texarkana | Public, 2-year | $27,807 | 36 |
| 16 | Houston Community College | Houston | Public, 4-year | $27,696 | 60 |
| 17 | Southern Careers Institute | Austin | For-profit, 2-year | $25,077 | 766 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard.
How to read this. A smaller program can show a high or low figure from just a few graduates, and this earnings figure only ever covers students who received federal aid, so it does not describe every graduate.