Program entity

Butte College

Oroville, California · Public institution

Address 3536 Butte Campus Drive, Oroville, CA 95965-8399
Phone (530) 895-2511
Website www.butte.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $1,356
Tuition (out-of-state) $9,276
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 143 (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

Butte College offers an AS in Welding Technology, a Certificate of Achievement, two Certificate of Completion levels, and a PowerPathway Gas Pipeline Welding certificate. Instruction covers SMAW, MIG, TIG, flux core arc, and oxyacetylene torch welding, preparing students for AWS, ASME, and API standards. The AS degree takes an estimated 2.5-3.5 years, while the Level I and PowerPathway certificates each take one semester; estimated program costs run $5,200-$6,200, with financial aid available to eligible students.

Processes taught SMAW/stick, MIG, TIG, flux core arc, oxyacetylene
Credential types AS Welding Technology; Certificate of Achievement; Certificate of Completion Level I; Certificate of Completion Level II; PowerPathway Gas Pipeline Welding certificate
Program length AS: 2.5-3.5 years; Level I cert: 1 semester; PowerPathway: 1 semester
Certifications prepped AWS, ASME, API
Facilities Main Campus (primary welding instruction); Skyway Center (PowerPathway program); general ed available at Chico Center, Glenn Center, and online
Financial aid estimated program costs $5,200-$6,200; financial aid available to eligible students

Source: https://www.butte.edu/academic-programs/coi-itag/dept-welding/index.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