MCI
MCI (McAllen Careers Institute) specializes in welding programs, offering hands-on training in various techniques like Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Metal Inert Gas (MIG) Welding, and Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) Welding. Students can gain skills for structural, fluxcore, and pipe welding in as little as seven months. The institute provides flexible scheduling with morning, afternoon, and evening classes available.
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All Programs at MCI
1 trade program at MCI, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.
| Program | Score | Earnings | Debt |
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Welding & Metalworking
Precision Metal Working Compare nationwide → Compare in TX → |
42 | $22,029/yr | $9,500 |
Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.
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About This Data
TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 1 trade and vocational programs at MCI using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).
The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.