Program entity

Riverside City College

Riverside, California · Public institution

Address 4800 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, CA 92506
Phone Not published
Website www.rcc.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $1,428
Tuition (out-of-state) $12,498
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 31 (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

Riverside City College offers five welding credentials: an AS degree in Welding Technology (2 years, 6-28 major units) and four one-year certificates in Pipe Welding, Stick Welding (SMAW), TIG Welding (GTAW), and Wire Welding (FCAW/GMAW).

Processes taught SMAW/stick, GTAW/TIG, FCAW/GMAW (wire), pipe
Credential types AS degree (2 years); Certificates: Pipe Welding, Stick Welding (SMAW), TIG Welding (GTAW), Wire Welding (FCAW, GMAW), each 1 year
Program length AS: 2 years (6-28 major units); certificates: 1 year

Source: https://www.rcc.edu/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