Program entity · AWS ATF co-located

George C Wallace Community College-Dothan

Dothan, Alabama · Public institution

Address 1141 Wallace Drive, Dothan, AL 36303-9234
Phone (334) 983-3521
Website www.wallace.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $4,980
Tuition (out-of-state) $8,850
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 34 (latest reported year)
AWS ATF co-located Yes (Matched AWS ATF facility city+state (Dothan, AL) against the AWS ATF Domestic Site Listing PDF (6.25.2025).)

Program details

What this program covers

Wallace Community College's welding technology program offers a Certificate in Plate Welding (2 semesters) and a program certificate as Combination Welder covering both plate and pipe welding. AWS certification, performed in accordance with the AWS D1.1 Structural Steel Welding Code, is encouraged; the Wallace and Sparks campuses are AWS Accredited Testing Facilities and the program is an AWS Accredited Training and Education Facility (ATEF).

Processes taught pipe welding, plate/structural welding
Credential types Certificate (Plate Welding); Certificate (Combination Welder)
Program length 2 semesters (Plate Welding certificate)
Certifications prepped AWS certification; D1.1 Structural Steel Welding Code
Facilities AWS Accredited Training and Education Facility (ATEF); Wallace and Sparks campuses are AWS Accredited Testing Facilities

Source: https://wallace.edu/programs-training/career-technical-programs/welding-technology/, retrieved 2026-08-05

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