Program entity
Coastal Alabama Community College
Bay Minette, Alabama · Public institution
- Address 1900 U S Highway 31 South, Bay Minette, AL 36507-2698
- Phone (251) 580-2100
- Website www.coastalalabama.edu/
- Tuition (in-state) $5,040
- Tuition (out-of-state) $8,910
- Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 139 (latest reported year)
- AWS ATF co-located No (No AWS ATF facility found in this city+state in the AWS ATF Domestic Site Listing PDF (6.25.2025, 200 domestic facilities) -- not a gap, a computed negative match.)
Program details
What this program covers
Coastal Alabama Community College offers an AAS in Welding Technology (AAS-WDT) along with several short-term certificates: Marine Industry Technology, Pipefitting, Basic Plate Welding (GMAW/FCAW/SMAW and SMAW Fillet Welds variants), and Pipe Welding (including SMAW Carbon Pipe). Certificate titles indicate coverage of GMAW, FCAW, SMAW, and pipe welding processes. The page states the field offers above-average hourly rates and opportunities through industrial partners.
- Processes taught GMAW/MIG, FCAW/flux-core, SMAW/stick, pipe welding
- Credential types AAS; Short-Term Certificate (multiple)
Sources & provenance
- Identity IPEDS Directory (HD component) via Urban Institute Education Data API (2023) , retrieved 2026-08-04
- Completions IPEDS Completions (C2023_A, NCES bulk file) (2023 (2022-23 academic year)) , retrieved 2026-08-04
- Tuition College Scorecard institution-level bulk CSV (Most Recent Cohorts) (most-recent-cohort (exact AY not labeled in bulk file; file release timestamp 2026-06-10)) , retrieved 2026-08-04
- Atf AWS ATF Domestic Site Listing PDF (aws-p-001-delivery.sitecorecontenthub.cloud/api/public/content/AWS-ATF-Domestic-Site-Listing), dated 6.25.2025, GET-fetched and parsed with pdftotext; 200 facility records extracted (city+state); co-location = program's city+state matches an ATF facility's city+state (2025 (6.25.2025 listing)) , retrieved 2026-08-04
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