Program entity

College of Eastern Idaho

Idaho Falls, Idaho · Public institution

Address 1600 S 25th E, Idaho Falls, ID 83404-5788
Phone Not published
Website www.cei.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $3,390
Tuition (out-of-state) $6,750
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 11 (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

College of Eastern Idaho offers short-term, non-degree welding courses through Workforce Training rather than a certificate/degree program: Practical Welding (2 weeks), Essentials of Welding 1, 2, and 3 (5 weeks each), and Fundamentals of Fabrication (duration unspecified). Courses cover SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, and GTAW and are described as "for Personal enrichment"/"Professional Development," with no industry-backed certifications like AWS or NCCER mentioned. The Fundamentals of Fabrication course awards a College of Eastern Idaho Workforce Training Certificate of Completion.

Processes taught SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, GTAW
Credential types Certificate of Completion (workforce training, non-degree)
Program length Practical Welding: 2 weeks; Essentials of Welding 1/2/3: 5 weeks each; Fundamentals of Fabrication: not specified

Source: https://www.cei.edu/program/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