Program entity

Universal Technical Institute-Southern California

Long Beach, California · Private for-profit institution

Address 4175 E. Conant Street, Long Beach, CA 90808-1789
Phone (844) 308-8838
Website https://www.uti.edu/
Tuition (in-state) Not available
Tuition (out-of-state) Not available
Program total cost $44,450
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 162 (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

Universal Technical Institute's Welding Technology program awards a diploma completed in 9-10 months, teaching GMAW, SMAW, FCAW, and GTAW in flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions plus pipe welding, using VRTEX virtual welder simulation developed in conjunction with Lincoln Electric. The program's location list confirms the Long Beach, CA campus as one of 15 national sites offering it; the page references dedicated teams to help students search for financial aid but states no specific amounts.

Processes taught GMAW, SMAW, FCAW, GTAW, pipe
Credential types Diploma
Program length 9-10 months
Facilities VRTEX virtual welder simulation training; curriculum developed with Lincoln Electric
Financial aid dedicated teams help students search for financial aid (no specific amounts)

Source: https://www.uti.edu/programs/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
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