Program entity

City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College

Chicago, Illinois · Public institution

Address 7500 S Pulaski Rd, Chicago, IL 60652-1299
Phone (773) 838-7500
Website ccc.edu/colleges/daley/pages/default.aspx
Tuition (in-state) $4,590
Tuition (out-of-state) $15,150
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 0 (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

Richard J. Daley College (City Colleges of Chicago) offers a Welding Engineering Technology Associate in Applied Science degree, 61 credit hours over a four-semester full-time pathway (with part-time options). Along the way students can also earn a Basic Certificate in Manufacturing Technology, a Basic Certificate in CNC Technology, and an Advanced Certificate in Welding Engineering Technology. Instruction covers MIG and TIG welding, cutting, small machine operation, weld inspection techniques, CNC fabrication equipment, and materials selection. Graduates are prepared for roles as welders, welding machine operators, and millwrights.

Processes taught MIG, TIG, cutting
Credential types AAS degree; Basic Certificate in Manufacturing Technology; Basic Certificate in CNC Technology; Advanced Certificate in Welding Engineering Technology
Program length 61 credit hours; four-semester full-time pathway (program code 0451)
Schedule Full-time or part-time

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