IPEDS ID 499963

Precision Welding Academy

Katy, Texas. In the 2023-24 award year this school reported 81 awards in the trades we track: welding.

Address: 18830 Gummert Road, Katy, TX 77449
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Website: www.precisionweldingacademy.com
Phone: (832) 427-6587
Type: Private for-profit, under 2-year
Accreditor: Council on Occupational Education
Federal student aid: Eligible (Title IV)
Undergrads (all programs): 96

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 (38); Certificate, 1 to 2 years (43)	81

What it costs

Published charges for 2025-26, as reported to College Scorecard.

Tuition and fees, largest program (whole program)	$25,200
Cost of attendance, per program year (incl. living costs)	$40,152
Average net price after grants (aided students)	$35,222

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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): 93%

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Fortis College

8.8 mi

1201 West Oaks Mall, Houston, TX · Private for-profit, 2-year

HVAC 41
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Trade grads 2023-24: 55
Largest program 2025-26: $18,133
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $39,768

Tulsa Welding School-Houston

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243A Greens Road, Houston, TX · Private for-profit, under 2-year

WELD 1,170
ELEC 261
HVAC 203

Trade grads 2023-24: 1,634
Largest program 2025-26: $22,025
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $48,394

Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc.

18.7 mi

721 Lock Haven Dr., Houston, TX · Private for-profit, 2-year

AUTO 468
WELD 223
DSL 157
BODY 102
HVAC 2
IMT 1

Trade grads 2023-24: 953
Largest program 2025-26: $50,198
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $58,939

Houston Community College

20.0 mi

3100 Main Street, Houston, TX · Public, 4-year

WELD 221
ELEC 94
AUTO 71
HVAC 37
DSL 20

Trade grads 2023-24: 443
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $2,040
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $42,369

Elite Welding Academy

25.5 mi

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WELD 32

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Lone Star College System

25.7 mi

5000 Research Forest Drive, The Woodlands, TX · Public, 4-year

WELD 381
ELEC 231
HVAC 216
AUTO 213
DSL 102

Trade grads 2023-24: 1,143
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $3,330
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $44,187

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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 499963. How we build this list.