Program entity
Illinois Central College
East Peoria, Illinois · Public institution
- Address 1 College Drive, East Peoria, IL 61635-0001
- Phone (309) 694-5422
- Website icc.edu/
- Tuition (in-state) $4,800
- Tuition (out-of-state) $12,150
- Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 61 (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
Illinois Central College offers an Associate in Applied Science in Welding Technology (60 credit hours), a 24-month full-time program with part-time options, covering stick, MIG, TIG, and oxy-acetylene welding in flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions. The program uses 32 welding booths in the ICC welding lab, keeps average class size at 15 students, and reports a 90% average job placement rate for graduates. Estimated cost is $10,020 plus supplies and fees (2026-27 rates), with FAFSA, ICC scholarships, grants, and student loans available; students may also join an American Welding Society student chapter.
- Processes taught stick/SMAW, MIG/GMAW, TIG/GTAW, oxy-acetylene
- Credential types AAS degree
- Program length 60 credit hours; 24 months full-time (4 semesters); part-time options available
- Facilities 32 welding booths in the ICC welding lab; average class size of 15 students
- Financial aid FAFSA, ICC scholarships, grants, and student loans
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
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