John Wood Community College
Quincy, Illinois · Public institution
- Address 1301 S 48th Street, Quincy, IL 62305-8736
- Phone (217) 224-6500
- Website www.jwcc.edu/
- Tuition (in-state) $5,700
- Tuition (out-of-state) $9,300
- Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 28 (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.)
What this program covers
John Wood Community College offers two stackable certificates, a Basic Welding Certificate and an Industrial Welding Certificate, each completable in six months and applicable toward a degree. Instruction covers MIG welding (short circuit and spray transfer), stick/SMAW welding, TIG welding on carbon steel and non-ferrous metals, flux core arc welding, thermal cutting (oxy-fuel, plasma, air carbon arc), and specialized robotic welding, taught by professional welders in day and evening courses. The program references AWS welder certifications embedded in coursework, MSSC-M1 Safety Certification, and AWS SENSE 1 module alignment, with hands-on lab training and general financial aid available (Gainful Employment disclosures provided per certificate).
- Processes taught MIG/GMAW, stick/SMAW, TIG/GTAW, flux core/FCAW, robotic welding
- Credential types Basic Welding Certificate; Industrial Welding Certificate (both stackable toward a degree)
- Program length Six months per stackable certificate
- Schedule Day and evening courses
- Certifications prepped AWS welder certifications; MSSC-M1 Safety Certification; AWS SENSE 1 module alignment
- Facilities Hands-on laboratory training with welding, cutting, and fabrication equipment
- Financial aid General financial aid services; Gainful Employment disclosure documents per certificate
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