Program entity

Santa Fe Community College

Santa Fe, New Mexico · Public institution

Address 6401 Richards Ave, Santa Fe, NM 87508-4887
Phone (505) 428-1000
Website https://www.sfcc.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $1,851
Tuition (out-of-state) $4,131
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 5 (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

SFCC's welding page describes a two-year Welding Technologies AAS and a Welding Certificate, covering SMAW, GMAW, TGAW (TIG), oxy-acetylene welding/cutting, and allied processes taught to American Welding Society standards at the college's Trades and Advanced Technology Center. Graduates with the AAS are stated to gain direct entry into the United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 412 apprenticeship with 1.5 years of credit toward that apprenticeship. The page cites a BLS median annual salary of $48,290 for welders, cutters, solderers, and brass workers, and notes financial aid is available.

Processes taught SMAW, GMAW, TGAW/TIG, oxy-acetylene welding and cutting, allied processes
Credential types AAS (Welding Technologies); Certificate
Program length Two years (AAS)
Facilities Training held at SFCC's Trades and Advanced Technology Center
Financial aid Financial aid available (no program-specific scholarship named)

Source: https://www.sfcc.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