Passaic County Community College
Paterson, New Jersey · Public institution
- Address One College Blvd, Paterson, NJ 07505-1179
- Phone (973) 684-6800
- Website https://web.pccc.edu/
- Tuition (in-state) $6,300
- Tuition (out-of-state) $10,560
- Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 0 (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.)
What this program covers
Passaic County Community College offers a welding Certificate of Achievement program requiring 18 total credits, which may be applied toward the AAS Degree in Technical Studies. The program covers consumable and non-consumable electrode welding and cutting processes, including gas metal arc welding, shielded metal arc welding, and gas tungsten arc welding. Classes are offered in day and evening formats, including night classes Monday through Thursday from 5-10pm; information sessions are held the first Thursday of each month. PCCC is listed as an Educational Institution Member of the American Welding Society. The page references hands-on welding labs and blueprint-interpretation coursework but does not give further facility detail. No program-specific financial aid detail is given beyond a link to the college's general 'Paying for College' section. Program contact: Richard Genco, PCCC Industry and Trades Coordinator, (973) 684-5973.
- Processes taught Gas metal arc welding (GMAW), shielded metal arc welding (SMAW), gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW), and other consumable/non-consumable electrode welding and cutting processes
- Credential types Certificate of Achievement (18 credits; may apply toward AAS in Technical Studies)
- Program length 18 total credits
- Schedule Day and evening options; night classes Mon-Thu 5-10pm; information sessions first Thursday of each month
- Facilities Hands-on welding labs; PCCC is an Educational Institution Member of the American Welding Society
- Financial aid General 'Paying for College' financial aid information linked; no program-specific aid detail stated
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