Program entity

Highland Community College

Freeport, Illinois · Public institution

Address 2998 W Pearl City Rd, Freeport, IL 61032-9341
Phone (815) 235-6121
Website www.highland.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $4,936
Tuition (out-of-state) $7,360
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 27 (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

Highland Community College offers a Welding Certificate, a Welding and Fabrication Certificate, and AAS degrees in Industrial Manufacturing and Industrial Training. Instruction covers print reading, shielded metal arc welding (SMAW), metal inert gas welding (GMAW), and tungsten inert gas welding (TIG), with an emphasis on hands-on practical training and minimal classroom time; the site describes the welding shop as having new equipment. The page links to the college's Financial Aid and Scholarships pages but does not state program length, schedule, or specific industry certifications.

Processes taught SMAW, GMAW, TIG/GTAW
Credential types Welding Certificate; Welding and Fabrication Certificate; AAS in Industrial Manufacturing; AAS in Industrial Training
Facilities State-of-the-art welding shop with new equipment
Financial aid Links to Financial Aid and Scholarships pages (no specifics stated)

Source: https://highland.edu/academics/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