Western Technical College
El Paso, TX · Private for-profit · Four-year
🔥 Welding & Metal Fabrication 🚗 Automotive & Collision Repair 🚜 Diesel & Heavy Equipment
El Paso Community College
El Paso, TX 79925-6507
TypePublic
LevelTwo-year
Trade programs7
IPEDS ID224642
Programs
Trade credentials awarded
From the 2024 IPEDS completions file. Counts are credentials awarded in the reporting year — a size signal, not a quality score.
| Trade | Credentials offered | Awarded that year |
|---|---|---|
| 🚗 Automotive & Collision Repair | Certificate / diploma, Associate degree | 109 |
| 🔥 Welding & Metal Fabrication | Certificate / diploma | 70 |
| ❄️ HVAC & Refrigeration | Certificate / diploma, Associate degree | 49 |
| 🚜 Diesel & Heavy Equipment | Certificate / diploma, Associate degree | 38 |
| ⚡ Electrical | Certificate / diploma | 32 |
| 🔩 Industrial & Electrical Maintenance | Certificate / diploma | 21 |
| ⚙️ Machining & CNC | Certificate / diploma | 7 |
This is what El Paso Community College reported awarding — not a full course catalogue. The school may run programs that awarded nothing in the reporting year, and may have added or dropped programs since. Confirm directly before applying.
Before you apply
Questions worth asking El Paso Community College
- What does the Texas licensing board credit from this programme toward my apprenticeship or licence hours?
- How many hands-on hours — booth, bench, or live equipment — are in the programme each week?
- Which employers hired from last year's class, by name?
- What is the total cost including tools, materials, and testing fees, not just tuition?
- Is there a registered apprenticeship in this trade locally that would pay me to learn the same material?
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