Program entity

Bakersfield College

Bakersfield, California · Public institution

Address 1801 Panorama Dr, Bakersfield, CA 93305-1299
Phone (661) 395-4011
Website https://www.bakersfieldcollege.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $1,430
Tuition (out-of-state) $11,300
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 12 (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

Bakersfield College's welding program offers an AS degree, Certificate of Achievement, Job Skills Certificate, and Certificate of Completion. Instruction covers oxyacetylene, SMAW, TIG, and MIG welding, with specialized certificates in GMAW, GTAW, FCAW, and oxyacetylene cutting. Students practice in the college's welding shop; general financial aid is available through the college's "I Can Afford BC" program.

Processes taught SMAW, GMAW/MIG, GTAW/TIG, FCAW, oxyacetylene
Credential types AS; Certificate of Achievement (COA); Job Skills Certificate (JSC); Certificate of Completion (COCM)
Facilities welding shop with equipment and tools for hands-on practice
Financial aid general financial aid referenced via "I Can Afford BC" (no welding-specific amount)

Source: https://www.bakersfieldcollege.edu/academics/pathways/itt/welding.html, 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