Program entity

Modesto Junior College

Modesto, California · Public institution

Address 435 College Ave, Modesto, CA 95350-5800
Phone (209) 575-6550
Website https://www.mjc.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $1,282
Tuition (out-of-state) $9,264
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 32 (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

Modesto Junior College offers an Associate's Degree, Skills Recognition certificates (Design & Fabrication; GMAW/GTAW; Pipe Welding), and a Manufacturing Technology Certificate in welding. Coursework covers SMAW, GTAW, GMAW, FCAW, and oxyacetylene welding in flat, vertical, overhead, and pipe positions, with both day and evening classes offered and preparation for AWS Structural Code Certification.

Processes taught SMAW, GTAW, GMAW, FCAW, oxyacetylene, pipe
Credential types Associate's Degree; Skills Recognition certificates (Design & Fabrication; GMAW/GTAW; Pipe Welding); Manufacturing Technology Certificate
Schedule day and evening classes
Certifications prepped AWS Structural Code Certification

Source: https://www.mjc.edu/it/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