734 SE Military Drive, San Antonio, TX · Private for-profit, under 2-year
- Trade grads 2023-24
- 291
- Largest program 2025-26
- $22,075
- Median pay 10 yrs, all
- $34,579
Palo Alto College
San Antonio, Texas. In the 2023-24 award year this school reported 3 awards in the trades we track: welding.
- Address
- 1400 W Villaret Blvd, San Antonio, TX 78224
Open in Maps - Website
- alamo.edu/pac
- Phone
- (210) 486-3000
- Type
- Public, 4-year
- Accreditor
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
- Federal student aid
- Eligible (Title IV)
- Undergrads (all programs)
- 8,801
Trade programs and graduates
Awards (certificates and degrees) conferred July 2023 to June 2024, first majors, as reported to IPEDS.
| Trade | Program (CIP) | Award levels | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welding | Welding Technology/Welder (48.0508) | Certificate, 12 weeks to 1 year (3) | 3 |
What it costs
Published charges for 2025-26, as reported to College Scorecard.
| In-state tuition and fees, per year | $3,412 |
| Out-of-state tuition and fees, per year | $9,952 |
| Books and supplies | $500 |
| Cost of attendance, per year (incl. living costs) | $11,284 |
| Average net price after grants (aided students) | $3,887 |
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Outcomes
College Scorecard has no field-of-study earnings for this school's trade programs, usually because too few aided graduates were in the cohort to publish.
School-wide College Scorecard measures (all programs, and all campuses that share the federal aid ID):
- Completion rate within 150% of normal time (first-time, full-time students, all programs): 26%
- Median earnings 10 years after entering, all students and programs: $41,989
- Median federal debt of completers, all programs: $10,500
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8.4 mi1801 Martin Luther King Dr, San Antonio, TX · Public, 4-year
- Trade grads 2023-24
- 1,046
- In-state tuition/yr 2025-26
- $3,412
- Median pay 10 yrs, all
- $42,639
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- Trade grads 2023-24
- 356
- Largest program 2025-26
- $20,025
- Median pay 10 yrs, all
- $31,200
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Sources: IPEDS Completions 2023-24 (C2024_A) and Directory (HD2024), NCES; College Scorecard institution data (2025-26 charges, released Nov 2, 2026) and field-of-study data (Oct 15, 2026); FMCSA Training Provider Registry (as of 2026-11-02); BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Checked 2026-11-02. IPEDS unit ID 246354. How we build this list.