Program entity

Cerritos College

Norwalk, California · Public institution

Address 11110 Alondra Blvd, Norwalk, CA 90650-6298
Phone (562) 860-2451
Website www.cerritos.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $1,364
Tuition (out-of-state) $12,004
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 109 (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

Cerritos College offers eight welding certificates -- including aerospace, arc, combination, gas tungsten arc, pipe, process pipe, structural steel fabricator, and welding fabrication/layout -- along with associate degrees. The program provides training toward AWS, ASME, API, and state welding certifications, with classes available during day, evening, and weekend hours.

Processes taught GTAW named specifically; arc, combination, pipe, and structural steel welding also named by certificate title
Credential types 8 certificates (aerospace, arc, combination, GTAW, pipe, process pipe, structural steel fabricator, welding fabrication/layout); associate degrees
Schedule day, evening, and weekend classes
Certifications prepped AWS, ASME, API, state welding certifications

Source: https://www.cerritos.edu/academics/divisions/technology/welding/default.htm, 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