Program entity

City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College

Chicago, Illinois · Public institution

Address 6301 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60621-2709
Phone (773) 602-5000
Website www.ccc.edu/colleges/kennedy/pages/default.aspx
Tuition (in-state) $4,590
Tuition (out-of-state) $15,150
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 7 (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

Kennedy-King College (City Colleges of Chicago) offers a Combination Welder Basic Certificate totaling 26 credit hours, covering ARC, MIG, and TIG welding. Full-time students typically complete the program in about two semesters, with part-time plans extending the timeline. Coursework includes welding mathematics, blueprint reading, layout and fabrication, job safety and ethics, and manufacturing materials and processes, taught in a shop setting. Graduates are described as qualified for entry-level employment as an ARC, MIG, or TIG welder; the program is listed as "Future Ready Eligible."

Processes taught ARC/stick, MIG/GMAW, TIG/GTAW
Credential types Basic Certificate
Program length 26 credit hours; about two semesters full-time
Schedule Two-semester sequence; part-time options available
Facilities Shop setting
Financial aid Program listed as "Future Ready Eligible"

Source: https://catalog.ccc.edu/programs/, 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