Program entity

Prairie State College

Chicago Heights, Illinois · Public institution

Address 202 South Halsted Street, Chicago Heights, IL 60411-8226
Phone (708) 709-3500
Website prairiestate.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $4,176
Tuition (out-of-state) $11,064
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 8 (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

Prairie State College offers two welding credentials: a Welding Technician certificate (18-month completion) and a Welding Specialist certificate (12-month completion). The program covers a range of welding tools and techniques from foundational through advanced methods aligned with industry standards, with evening courses available for working students; the main welding lab is in building T-165. Listed program costs are $5,250 for Welding Technician and $4,991 for Welding Specialist (excluding living expenses), with typical graduate debt cited as $5,250 and $0 respectively; the page references federal Gainful Employment Disclosures and the College Scorecard for outcomes data.

Credential types Welding Technician certificate; Welding Specialist certificate
Program length Welding Technician: 18 months; Welding Specialist: 12 months
Schedule Evening courses available
Facilities Main welding lab in building T-165
Financial aid Gainful Employment Disclosures referenced; College Scorecard linked for outcomes data

Source: https://prairiestate.edu/academics/math-science-and-technology/welding.aspx, 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