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Program entity

Laney College

Oakland, California · Public institution

Program details

What this program covers

Laney College offers an AS degree and a Certificate of Achievement in welding, preparing students for careers as welders, equipment sales associates, or inspectors. The curriculum covers SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, FCAW, and oxyacetylene welding/cutting; students must provide their own personal protective equipment, though helmets can be loaned.

  • Processes taught SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, FCAW, oxyacetylene
  • Credential types AS degree; Certificate of Achievement
  • Facilities students provide own PPE; helmets loanable if needed
  • Financial aid general financial aid resources available (no program-specific amount)

Source: https://laney.edu/welding, 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

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