Program entity

Coalinga College

Coalinga, California · Public institution

Address 300 Cherry Lane, Coalinga, CA 93210
Phone (559) 934-2000
Website https://www.westhillscollege.com/coalinga/
Tuition (in-state) $1,384
Tuition (out-of-state) $10,954
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 9 (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

Coalinga College (West Hills College Coalinga) offers a Certificate of Achievement in welding, preparing students for American Welding Society certification. Instruction covers SMAW, MIG/GMAW, plasma cutting, oxy-acetylene/oxy-fuel cutting, and flux cored arc welding (FCAW), delivered at the college's Farm of the Future facility, with five start dates offered annually and financial aid availability noted.

Processes taught SMAW, MIG/GMAW, FCAW, oxy-acetylene/oxy-fuel cutting, plasma cutting
Credential types Certificate of Achievement
Schedule five start dates annually
Certifications prepped prepares for AWS certification
Facilities training at the Farm of the Future facility
Financial aid financial aid availability mentioned, no specifics

Source: https://coalingacollege.edu/degrees-and-certificates/welding-technology/index.php, 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