Program entity

Tri-Rivers Career Center

Marion, Ohio · Public institution

Address 2222 Marion - Mt. Gilead Rd, Marion, OH 43302-8914
Phone (740) 389-8542
Website www.tririvers.com/
Tuition (in-state) Not available
Tuition (out-of-state) Not available
Program total cost $16,095
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 7 (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

Tri-Rivers Career Center's Welding, Fabrication & Allied Processes adult education program runs four quarters (about 9 months, August 4, 2026 to January 12, 2027), Monday through Friday from 7:00am to 2:00pm. Instruction covers SMAW, GMAW, and oxyacetylene/oxy fuel cutting. Students prepare for AWS D1.1 Welding certification testing. Classes are capped at 9 students (minimum 5 to run). Quarterly tuition is $2,750, with total program cost of $13,565 including a $95 application fee, $400 lab fee, and $2,070 for supplies/textbooks/testing. Financial aid is noted as available to eligible applicants.

Processes taught SMAW (stick), GMAW (MIG), oxyacetylene/oxy fuel cutting
Credential types AWS D1.1 Welding Certification
Program length Four quarters (approximately 9 months)
Schedule Monday through Friday, 7:00am-2:00pm
Certifications prepped AWS D1.1 Welding Test certification
Facilities Welding facility with capacity for maximum 9 students per class, minimum 5 to run
Financial aid Financial aid available to eligible applicants; quarterly tuition $2,750, total cost $13,565

Source: https://www.tririvers.com/, 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