Program entity

Solano Community College

Fairfield, California · Public institution

Address 4000 Suisun Valley Rd, Fairfield, CA 94534-3197
Phone (707) 864-7000
Website welcome.solano.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $1,172
Tuition (out-of-state) $9,812
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 8 (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

Solano Community College offers an AS in Welding Technology, a Certificate of Achievement, and a Certificate of Accomplishment. Instruction covers shielded arc (SMAW), acetylene gas, MIG, TIG, and automatic/semi-automatic welding processes, preparing graduates for careers as welders, fabricators, pipe welders, structural steel workers, and maintenance welders.

Processes taught SMAW, acetylene gas, MIG, TIG, automatic/semi-automatic
Credential types AS in Welding Technology; Certificate of Achievement; Certificate of Accomplishment

Source: https://solano.edu/academic-programs/welding.php, 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