Program entity

Red Rocks Community College

Lakewood, Colorado · Public institution

Address 13300 W Sixth Ave, Lakewood, CO 80228-1255
Phone (303) 914-6600
Website www.rrcc.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $4,859
Tuition (out-of-state) $17,459
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 39 (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

Red Rocks Community College offers welding certificates in FCAW, GMAW, GTAW, SMAW, and oxy-fuel welding/cutting (8-9 credits each) plus an Associate of Applied Science in Welding (64 credits) at its Lakewood Campus. The program states an entry-level welder certification from the American Welding Society may be earned upon completion. Schedule and lab facility details are not stated on the page.

Processes taught FCAW/flux-core, GMAW/MIG, GTAW/TIG, SMAW/stick, oxy-fuel welding/cutting
Credential types certificates (FCAW, GMAW, GTAW, SMAW, OFW/OFC); AAS (64 credits)
Program length certificates 8-9 credits each; AAS 64 credits
Certifications prepped entry-level welder certification from the American Welding Society
Facilities Lakewood Campus

Source: https://www.rrcc.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