Program entity

Fullerton College

Fullerton, California · Public institution

Address 321 E Chapman Avenue, Fullerton, CA 92832-2095
Phone (714) 992-7000
Website www.fullcoll.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $1,150
Tuition (out-of-state) $12,379
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 4 (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

Fullerton College offers a Certificate in Welding Technology teaching multiple welding processes and workplace safety, with completion time depending on full-time or part-time enrollment. The program's lab is registered as a Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety Approved Testing Agency, and all full-time faculty hold AWS Certified Welding Inspector credentials. Tuition is $46/unit for California residents ($258/unit for non-residents).

Processes taught described only as "five core welding processes" without individual names
Credential types Certificate in Welding Technology
Program length varies by full-time/part-time enrollment
Certifications prepped full-time faculty hold AWS Certified Welding Inspector credentials
Facilities lab is a Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) Approved Testing Agency (#TA10036)
Financial aid $46/unit CA resident, $258/unit non-resident

Source: https://cte.fullcoll.edu/programs/welding-technology/, 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