Program entity

Tri-Community Adult Education

Covina, California · Public institution

Address 231 Stephanie Drive, Covina, CA 91722-3925
Phone (626) 974-4200
Website www.tri-communityadulted.org/
Tuition (in-state) Not available
Tuition (out-of-state) Not available
Tuition note no in-state or program tuition figure in College Scorecard for this institution (suppressed or not reported)
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 44 (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

Tri-Community Adult Education offers a 1,200-hour Combination Welder Training and a 72-hour Certified Welder Fundamentals program (12-week terms), teaching SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, and FCAW across multiple material types. Students earn credentials described as "L.A. Department of Building and Safety certified," aligned with AWS D1 codes; program cost is approximately $895, and Spanish-language instruction is available.

Processes taught SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, FCAW
Credential types Combination Welder Training (1,200 hours); Certified Welder Fundamentals (72 hours)
Program length 1,200 hours / 72 hours
Schedule 12-week terms (Fundamentals); Spanish-language instruction available
Certifications prepped L.A. Department of Building and Safety certified credentials, aligned with AWS D1 codes
Financial aid program cost approximately $895

Source: https://www.tri-communityadulted.org/career-training/welding, 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
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