Program entity · AWS ATF co-located

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, Colorado · Public institution

Address 1100 North Avenue, Grand Junction, CO 81501-3122
Phone (970) 248-1020
Website www.coloradomesa.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $9,927
Tuition (out-of-state) $25,124
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 32 (latest reported year)
AWS ATF co-located Yes (Matched AWS ATF facility city+state (Grand Junction, CO) against the AWS ATF Domestic Site Listing PDF (6.25.2025).)

Program details

What this program covers

Colorado Mesa University's CMU Tech campus offers an Associate of Applied Science in Welding Technology plus a Welding Technology Technical Certificate and a Basic Welder Technical Certificate (2 semesters, 16 credits). Instruction covers SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, FCAW, oxyacetylene cutting (OAC), and plasma arc cutting (PAC), along with blueprint reading, pipe welding, fabrication, automation, and layout. The program states it trains students to AWS criteria for entry-level welders and includes a virtual welding lab with simulators, robotic welding cells from Lincoln Electric and FANUC Robotics, and a fabrication/layout lab with cutting tables, track torches, and gas welding booths.

Processes taught SMAW/stick, GMAW/MIG, GTAW/TIG, FCAW/flux-core, oxyacetylene cutting, plasma arc cutting, pipe welding
Credential types AAS; Welding Technology Technical Certificate; Basic Welder Technical Certificate
Program length Basic Welder certificate: 2 semesters (16 credits); other credential lengths not detailed
Certifications prepped trained to AWS criteria for entry-level welders
Facilities virtual welding lab with simulators; robotic welding cells from Lincoln Electric and FANUC Robotics; fabrication/layout lab with cutting tables, track torches, gas welding booths

Source: https://www.coloradomesa.edu/, 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