Program entity

Shawnee Community College

Ullin, Illinois · Public institution

Address 8364 Shawnee College Rd, Ullin, IL 62992
Phone (618) 634-3200
Website https://shawneecc.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $4,650
Tuition (out-of-state) $7,500
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

Shawnee Community College's Welding - Combination program is a 2-semester, 30-credit-hour certificate/credential preparing students to become certified welders in electric and oxyacetylene welding. Processes taught include electric arc welding (SMAW), oxyacetylene welding, gas metal arc welding (MIG), TIG welding, pipe welding, and low hydrogen welding. Core courses include Arc Welding I & II, MIG welding, TIG welding, pipe welding, maintenance welding, blueprint reading for welding, and OSHA General Industry certification.

Processes taught SMAW/electric arc, oxyacetylene welding, GMAW (MIG), GTAW (TIG), pipe welding, low hydrogen welding
Credential types Certificate/credential (Combination program)
Program length 2 semesters, 30 credit hours (15 credits per semester)
Certifications prepped OSHA General Industry certification

Source: https://shawneecc.edu/academic-programs-2/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