Program entity

Clatsop Community College

Astoria, Oregon · Public institution

Address 1651 Lexington Avenue, Astoria, OR 97103
Phone (503) 325-0910
Website www.clatsopcc.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $5,110
Tuition (out-of-state) $9,610
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 2 (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

Clatsop Community College's Welding & Fabrication program offers an Associate of Applied Science degree, a one-year certificate geared to AWS entry-level welding, and seven career pathway certificates. The page states students study five welding processes, naming SMAW/stick, GMAW/MIG, FCAW, and GTAW/TIG (a fifth process is referenced but not named). Program length, detailed schedule, and facility specifics beyond the Lexington Campus location are not stated.

Processes taught SMAW/stick; GMAW/MIG; FCAW/flux-core; GTAW/TIG
Credential types Associate of Applied Science degree; One-Year Certificate (AWS Entry-Level Welding); Seven Career Pathway Certificates
Program length One-Year Certificate track stated; AAS length not stated
Certifications prepped AWS entry-level welding certification preparation

Source: https://www.clatsopcc.edu/study/welding-fabrication/, 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