Program entity · AWS ATF co-located

Central Piedmont Community College

Charlotte, North Carolina · Public institution

Address 1201 Elizabeth Avenue, Charlotte, NC 28204
Phone (704) 330-2722
Website www.cpcc.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $2,792
Tuition (out-of-state) $8,936
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 62 (latest reported year)
AWS ATF co-located Yes (Matched AWS ATF facility city+state (Charlotte, NC) against the AWS ATF Domestic Site Listing PDF (6.25.2025).)

Program details

What this program covers

Central Piedmont Community College's James Turner Institute of Welding Technology offers an Associate in Applied Science, a diploma, and specialized certificates totaling 67-68 credit hours, completable in as few as five semesters full-time. Classes are held on the Harper Campus, and students can take American Welding Society plate and pipe certification tests before graduation at a discounted rate through continuing education.

Credential types AAS, diploma, specialized certificates
Program length 67-68 credit hours, as few as 5 semesters full-time
Schedule Harper Campus, in-person
Certifications prepped AWS plate and pipe certification testing
Facilities Harper Campus
Financial aid scholarship opportunities for non-degree welding courses through Construction Continuing Education

Source: https://www.cpcc.edu/, 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