Program entity

Danville Area Community College

Danville, Illinois · Public institution

Address 2000 E Main St, Danville, IL 61832-5118
Phone (217) 443-3222
Website www.dacc.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $4,440
Tuition (out-of-state) $7,440
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

Danville Area Community College's site presents welding within its "College Express" dual-credit program, a two-year sequence with afternoon sessions in fall and spring semesters. Courses cover SMAW (stick), GMAW (MIG), GTAW (TIG), FCAW (flux-cored), plasma and flame cutting, oxy-acetylene welding, and brazing, including structural welding, pipe welding (2G, 5G, 6G positions), cutting/material prep, welding for manufacturing, and blueprint reading (six 4-hour courses). Completing both years plus dual-enrollment English and Tech Math earns an Advanced Welding Certificate.

Processes taught SMAW/stick, GMAW/MIG, GTAW/TIG, FCAW/flux-cored, plasma cutting, oxy-acetylene, structural welding, pipe welding
Credential types Advanced Welding Certificate (via College Express dual-credit pathway); dual-credit college credit earned in high school
Program length Two-year program; six 4-hour courses
Schedule Afternoon College Express sessions, fall and spring semesters

Source: http://dacc.edu/collegeexpress/courses/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