Program entity

Rio Hondo College

Whittier, California · Public institution

Address 3600 Workman Mill Rd, Whittier, CA 90601-1616
Phone (562) 692-0921
Website www.riohondo.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $1,388
Tuition (out-of-state) $9,884
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 1 (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

Rio Hondo College offers an Associate degree and a Certificate of Achievement focused on LADBS Structural Steel certification. Instruction covers foundational through advanced welding techniques and positions, following AWS D1.1 standards; the on-site lab is an official Los Angeles City Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) testing facility, letting students complete structural steel certification on campus.

Processes taught general foundational-to-advanced technique and position coverage (no MIG/TIG/stick/FCAW terms itemized)
Credential types Associate degree; Certificate of Achievement (LADBS Structural Steel focus)
Certifications prepped AWS D1.1 standards; LADBS structural steel certification
Facilities on-site lab is an official LADBS testing facility

Source: https://www.riohondo.edu/areas-of-study/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