Program entity

Delta College

University Center, Michigan · Public institution

Address 1961 Delta Road, University Center, MI 48710
Phone (989) 686-9000
Website https://www.delta.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $4,820
Tuition (out-of-state) $7,880
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 96 (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

Delta College offers a laddered Welding Technology program with a Certificate of Achievement (1 semester, 16 credits), an Advanced Certificate (3 semesters, 42 credits), and an AAS degree (5 semesters, 74 credits). Instruction covers SMAW (stick), GTAW (TIG), and GMAW (MIG) welding in small hands-on lab classes, and the program is AWS SENSE certified.

Processes taught SMAW/stick, GTAW/TIG, GMAW/MIG
Credential types Certificate of Achievement, Advanced Certificate, AAS degree
Program length 1 semester (certificate) to 5 semesters (AAS)
Certifications prepped AWS SENSE certified
Facilities Hands-on welding lab with small class sizes

Source: https://www.delta.edu/programs/welding/index.html, 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