Program entity
El Camino Community College District
Torrance, California · Public institution
- Address 16007 Crenshaw Blvd, Torrance, CA 90506
- Phone (310) 532-3670
- Website www.elcamino.edu/
- Tuition (in-state) $1,144
- Tuition (out-of-state) $7,630
- Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 5 (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
El Camino College offers an AS degree and five certificate options in welding, with the AS typically completed in up to two years. Curriculum covers oxy-acetylene cutting, plasma arc cutting, brazing/welding, SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, and flux cored welding (FCAW), following AWS-related standards and preparing students for AWS D1.1 certification, with skills in blueprint reading, fabrication, and pipe welding.
- Processes taught SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, FCAW, oxy-acetylene cutting, plasma arc cutting, pipe
- Credential types AS degree; five certificate options
- Program length AS: typically up to two years
- Certifications prepped AWS D1.1 certification prep; standards from AWS and related organizations
- Financial aid internship opportunities mentioned
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
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