Program entity

College of DuPage

Glen Ellyn, Illinois · Public institution

Address 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn, IL 60137-6599
Phone (630) 942-2800
Website www.cod.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $4,560
Tuition (out-of-state) $12,750
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 30 (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 DuPage offers a Welding Technology Associate in Applied Science degree, a Welding Certificate, and an AWS SENSE 1 Certificate (17 credits). The curriculum covers shielded metal arc (stick), gas tungsten arc (TIG), oxyacetylene (gas), gas metal arc (MIG), and plasma welding/cutting, using manual and semi-automatic techniques, with emphasis on AWS D1.1 code practices and AWS Z49 safety standards. The AAS takes 4 semesters and the certificate 2-4 semesters, with day, evening, and Saturday classes offered in-person and online. The program is housed in the Technical Education Center (TEC).

Processes taught SMAW/stick, GTAW/TIG, oxyacetylene, GMAW/MIG, plasma
Credential types AAS degree; Welding Certificate; AWS SENSE 1 Certificate (17 credits)
Program length AAS: 4 semesters; Certificate: 2-4 semesters
Schedule Day, evening, and Saturday classes; in-person and online formats
Certifications prepped AWS D1.1 code practices; AWS Z49 safety standards; AWS SENSE 1 Certificate
Facilities Housed in the Technical Education Center (TEC)

Source: https://cod.edu/academics/areas/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