Program entity · AWS ATF co-located

Illinois Valley Community College

Oglesby, Illinois · Public institution

Address 815 N Orlando Smith Road, Oglesby, IL 61348-9692
Phone (815) 224-2720
Website https://www.ivcc.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $4,200
Tuition (out-of-state) $16,385
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 37 (latest reported year)
AWS ATF co-located Yes (Matched AWS ATF facility city+state (Oglesby, IL) against the AWS ATF Domestic Site Listing PDF (6.25.2025).)

Program details

What this program covers

Illinois Valley Community College offers Welding Construction and Welding Production Associate in Applied Science degrees, along with progressive-level certificates in SMAW/stick (basic, intermediate, advanced), GMAW/MIG (basic, intermediate, advanced), GTAW/TIG, and oxy-acetylene welding (OAW). The site does not state program length, schedule, facilities, or financial aid details. IVCC hosts an annual welding competition (fourth annual, scheduled April 17, 2026) with High School SMAW, College SMAW, and College GMAW categories, sponsored by area industry.

Processes taught SMAW/stick, GMAW/MIG, GTAW/TIG, oxy-acetylene/OAW
Credential types AAS in Welding Construction; AAS in Welding Production; progressive certificates (basic/intermediate/advanced) in SMAW and GMAW; GTAW certificate; OAW certificate

Source: https://ivcc.edu/programsbyareaofstudy/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