Program entity · AWS ATF co-located

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona · Public institution

Address 1833 W Southern Ave, Mesa, AZ 85202
Phone (480) 461-7000
Website www.mesacc.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $2,358
Tuition (out-of-state) $8,958
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 120 (latest reported year)
AWS ATF co-located Yes (Matched AWS ATF facility city+state (Mesa, AZ) against the AWS ATF Domestic Site Listing PDF (6.25.2025).)

Program details

What this program covers

Mesa Community College's welding page lists Certificates of Completion in Welding Fundamentals, GMAW/FCAW, GTAW (Ferrous and Non-Ferrous), and SMAW (Pipe and Plate), plus an AAS in General Welding. The program is based at the Southern & Dobson campus in Mesa. The page states MCC offers Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) credit for students with existing industry certifications, licenses, or approved corporate training, but does not give program length or schedule details.

Processes taught GMAW, FCAW, GTAW, SMAW; pipe and plate welding
Credential types Certificates of Completion (Welding Fundamentals; GMAW/FCAW; GTAW Ferrous and Non-Ferrous; SMAW Pipe and Plate); AAS (General Welding)

Source: https://www.mesacc.edu/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