Program entity

Hartnell College

Salinas, California · Public institution

Address 411 Central Avenue, Salinas, CA 93901
Phone (831) 755-6700
Website www.hartnell.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $1,404
Tuition (out-of-state) $10,374
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 6 (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

Hartnell College offers an AS and a Certificate of Achievement in Welding Technology, teaching SMAW, GTAW, GMAW, and FCAW with advanced coursework in plate and pipe welding. The program prepares students for American Welding Society certification exams; graduates pursue roles including machine shop welder, structural welder, and pipe welder.

Processes taught SMAW, GTAW, GMAW, FCAW, pipe
Credential types AS; Certificate of Achievement, Welding Technology
Certifications prepped prepares for AWS certification exams

Source: https://www.hartnell.edu/academics/meta-majors/agriculture-business-industries/welding.html, 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