Program entity

Cabrillo College

Aptos, California · Public institution

Address 6500 Soquel Dr, Aptos, CA 95003
Phone (831) 479-6100
Website https://www.cabrillo.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $1,270
Tuition (out-of-state) $9,862
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 6 (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

Cabrillo College's welding program awards Skills Certificates only -- a Basic Certificate (4 courses) and an Advanced Certificate (9 courses total) -- completable in two semesters, with all courses offered in the evening. The college does not administer AWS certification testing or issue certificates beyond its own Skills Certificates; students may pursue outside licensure independently.

Credential types Skills Certificates only: Basic Certificate (4 courses), Advanced Certificate (9 courses total); no degree offered
Program length two semesters for certificate completion
Schedule evening courses only
Certifications prepped college does not offer AWS testing; students may independently pursue outside licensure exams

Source: https://www.cabrillo.edu/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