Program entity

Eastern Iowa Community College District

Davenport, Iowa · Public institution

Address 101 W Third Street, Davenport, IA 52801-1221
Phone (563) 336-3300
Website www.eicc.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $4,848
Tuition (out-of-state) $6,456
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 79 (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

EICC's welding program, based at the Blong Technology Center in Davenport and regional centers, offers a Fundamental Welding Certificate (16+ credits, completable in under 6 months), an Advanced Welding Certificate, and a 32-credit Welder Diploma, plus an 8-week short-term Basic Welding option through Continuing Education. Instruction covers GMAW, SMAW, FCAW, and GTAW processes along with plasma cutting, oxy-acetylene cutting, air arcing, and blueprint reading, offered in day and night sections. Graduates receive an industry-approved 10-hour OSHA certificate. Financial aid options named include Iowa's Last-Dollar Scholarship, federal/state aid, scholarships, and work-study.

Processes taught GMAW, SMAW, FCAW, GTAW
Credential types Certificate (Fundamental, Advanced); Diploma; short-term training
Program length Certificate: <6 months (16+ credits); Diploma: 32 credits; short-term Basic Welding: 8+ weeks
Schedule Day and night classes
Certifications prepped OSHA 10-hour certificate
Facilities Training at Blong Technology Center (Davenport) and regional centers
Financial aid Iowa's Last-Dollar Scholarship; federal/state aid; scholarships; work-study; possible aid toward ~$250 equipment cost

Source: https://eicc.edu/classes-programs/pathway/industrial/welding/default.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