Program entity

Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc

Lisle, Illinois · Private for-profit institution

Address 2611 Corporate West Drive, Lisle, IL 60532-0000
Phone Not published
Website www.uti.edu/
Tuition (in-state) Not available
Tuition (out-of-state) Not available
Program total cost $43,550
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 104 (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

Universal Technical Institute offers a Welding Technology program lasting 9-10 months (varies by location), including the Lisle, Illinois campus. Curriculum covers Gas Metal Arc Welding (MIG), Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Stick), Flux-Cored Arc Welding, and Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (TIG) across flat, horizontal, vertical, overhead, fixed, rolling, and overhead pipe positions on steel and aluminum. Training uses VRTEX virtual welding simulators through a partnership with Lincoln Electric; program starts occur frequently rather than on a traditional semester schedule. Support services help with financial aid, housing search, and post-graduation employment.

Processes taught GMAW/MIG, SMAW/stick, FCAW, GTAW/TIG, pipe welding
Program length 9-10 months (varies by location)
Schedule Frequent start dates rather than traditional semester schedule
Facilities VRTEX virtual welding simulators; Lincoln Electric curriculum partnership
Financial aid Financial aid, housing search, and employment assistance available

Source: https://www.uti.edu/programs/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