Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park
Melrose Park, Illinois · Private for-profit institution
- Address 8317 W North Avenue, Melrose Park, IL 60160-1605
- Phone Not published
- Website www.lincolntech.edu/campus/melrose-park-il
- Tuition (in-state) Not available
- Tuition (out-of-state) Not available
- Program total cost $32,809
- Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 41 (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
Lincoln Tech's Melrose Park campus offers a Welding Technology program totaling 960 hours across eight courses. Instruction covers Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW/MIG), Flux Core Arc Welding (FCAW), and Gas Tungsten Arc Gas Welding (GTAW/TIG), including welding in horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions and cutting on carbon steel, aluminum, and stainless steel. The program includes a 10-hour OSHA-approved safety orientation and offers an AWS SENSE Certificate of Completion across multiple process modules, preparing students for pre-qualification tests in construction and structural/pipe projects. Training uses individual welding booths, and general financial assistance programs are available.
- Processes taught SMAW, GMAW/MIG, FCAW, GTAW/TIG
- Credential types Welding Technology program diploma (960 hours)
- Program length 960 hours across eight courses
- Certifications prepped 10-hour OSHA safety orientation; AWS SENSE Certificate of Completion
- Facilities Individual welding booths (Miller Electric equipped per campus page); expanded Welding Technology facility
- Financial aid General financial assistance programs available
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