Program entity

Rock Valley College

Rockford, Illinois · Public institution

Address 3301 N Mulford Rd, Rockford, IL 61114-5699
Phone (815) 921-7821
Website www.rockvalleycollege.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $4,334
Tuition (out-of-state) $7,379
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 60 (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

Rock Valley College offers an Industrial Welder Certificate (31 credits) and an Advanced Welder Certificate. Instruction covers Shielded Metal Arc Welding (stick), Gas Metal Arc Welding (MIG), Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (TIG), Oxyfuel welding and cutting, and Flux Core Arc welding, plus safety instruction, with classes held at the Advanced Technology Center. Graduates can pursue American Welding Society certification after completion; financial aid options include Foundation Scholarships and Workforce Equity Initiative (WEI) funding.

Processes taught SMAW/stick, GMAW/MIG, GTAW/TIG, oxyfuel, FCAW
Credential types Industrial Welder Certificate (31 credits); Advanced Welder Certificate
Program length Industrial Welder Certificate: 31 credit hours
Certifications prepped American Welding Society (AWS) certification pursuable after completion
Facilities Classes held at the Advanced Technology Center
Financial aid Foundation Scholarships; Workforce Equity Initiative (WEI) funding

Source: https://rockvalleycollege.edu/academics/programs/welding.php, 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