Program entity

Ventura College

Ventura, California · Public institution

Address 4667 Telegraph Rd, Ventura, CA 93003-3872
Phone (805) 654-6400
Website www.venturacollege.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $1,426
Tuition (out-of-state) $9,615
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 19 (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

Ventura College offers a one-year Certificate of Achievement and a two-year AS degree in welding. Instruction covers SMAW, FCAW, GMAW, and GTAW on both ferrous and non-ferrous metals, preparing graduates for careers as certified welders, quality-control inspectors, project designers, and supervisors in manufacturing and construction.

Processes taught SMAW, FCAW, GMAW, GTAW
Credential types Certificate of Achievement (1 year); AS degree (2 years)
Program length certificate: 1 year; AS: 2 years

Source: https://www.venturacollege.edu/departments/academic/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