Program entity

College of the Redwoods

Eureka, California · Public institution

Address 7351 Tompkins Hill Rd, Eureka, CA 95501-9300
Phone (707) 476-4100
Website https://www.redwoods.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $1,198
Tuition (out-of-state) $8,854
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 21 (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

College of the Redwoods offers an AS, a Certificate of Achievement, and three Certificates of Recognition (arc/oxyacetylene, MIG/TIG, and general welding). The curriculum covers SMAW, OAW, OABW, PAC, AAW, CAC, GMAW, FCAW, MIG, and MAG on manual and semi-automatic equipment, with students earning American Welding Society certification through hands-on, code-based projects; classes have no prerequisites and are noted to fill quickly.

Processes taught SMAW, OAW, OABW, PAC, AAW, CAC, GMAW, FCAW, MIG, MAG
Credential types AS; Certificate of Achievement; 3 Certificates of Recognition (arc/oxyacetylene, MIG/TIG, general welding)
Schedule no prerequisites; classes fill quickly, early registration advised
Certifications prepped American Welding Society certification via hands-on, code-based projects

Source: https://www.redwoods.edu/academics/welding.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