Program entity

Napa Valley College

Napa, California · Public institution

Address 2277 Napa-Vallejo Hwy, Napa, CA 94558-6236
Phone (707) 256-7000
Website https://www.napavalley.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $1,156
Tuition (out-of-state) $11,908
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

Napa Valley College's Welding Technology Program teaches oxyacetylene cutting and welding, plasma cutting, carbon arc cutting, SMAW, flux core, MIG, and TIG, along with technical math and machine shop coursework. The program prepares students for AWS Certified Welder qualification tests and is recognized as an AWS Educational Institution Member.

Processes taught SMAW, FCAW/flux core, GMAW/MIG, GTAW/TIG, oxyacetylene cutting/welding, plasma cutting, carbon arc cutting
Certifications prepped AWS Certified Welder qualification test prep; AWS Educational Institution Member
Financial aid general financial aid referenced, no specifics

Source: https://www.napavalley.edu/career-education/career-education-programs/welding-technology.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