Program entity

Advanced Career Institute

Visalia, California · Private for-profit institution

Address 1243 N. Clancy Street, Visalia, CA 93291
Phone (559) 651-1978
Website https://advanced.edu/
Tuition (in-state) Not available
Tuition (out-of-state) Not available
Program total cost $5,970
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 163 (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

Advanced Career Institute offers a 760-clock-hour, 38-week welding program across three California campuses (Visalia, Fresno, Bakersfield), with morning, daytime, evening, and night sessions. Curriculum covers oxy-acetylene, SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, and GTAW, along with safety, blueprint reading, and metallurgy; graduates earn an ACI Certificate of Completion and can pursue AWS performance qualifications, NCCER, and NOCTI credentials, with tuition assistance including veterans' education benefits, federal grants, and financing options.

Processes taught oxy-acetylene, SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, GTAW
Credential types ACI Certificate of Completion
Program length 38 weeks, 760 total clock hours
Schedule morning, daytime, evening, and night sessions
Certifications prepped AWS performance qualifications; NCCER; NOCTI
Facilities campuses in Fresno, Visalia, and Bakersfield
Financial aid veterans' education benefits, federal grants, financing options; job placement support after completion

Source: https://advanced.edu/training-programs/welding-school/, 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