Program entity

Barstow Community College

Barstow, California · Public institution

Address 2700 Barstow Road, Barstow, CA 92311
Phone (760) 252-2411
Website www.barstow.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $1,104
Tuition (out-of-state) $9,744
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 20 (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

Barstow Community College offers an AS in Welding Technology (60 units) plus a Certificate of Achievement in Welding Technology (21 units) and four specialized 12-unit certificates covering GMAW/FCAW, GTAW, SMAW, and welding fabrication. A 9-unit Certificate of Career Preparation in Pipe Welding is also offered, with prerequisites. The program states it prepares students for entry-level positions in industry and service occupations requiring welding technology skills.

Processes taught GMAW/MIG, FCAW, SMAW/stick, GTAW/TIG, pipe, structural/fabrication
Credential types AS (60u); COA Welding Technology (21u); COA Semi-Automatic GMAW/FCAW (12u); COA GTAW (12u); COA SMAW (12u); COA Welding Fabrication (12u); Certificate of Career Prep Pipe Welding (9u)
Program length 9-60 units depending on credential

Source: https://www.barstow.edu/academic-affairs/guided-pathways/trades-and-applied-technology/welding, 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