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After Elite Welding Academy: graduation, pay and debt

Houston, Texas · For-profit · 29 undergrads

Graduates leave with $9,483 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$9,483
median federal debt at graduation.
All the federal numbers

Finishing

Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard
80%

Pay after college

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$53,375

Pay is for students who got federal aid and are working, counted from the year they started college, whether or not they finished.

Debt and paying it back

Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$9,483
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$5,500
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$9,483
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$5,500

Federal student loans only. Private loans and Parent PLUS loans aren't counted.

Where these numbers come from

Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers