Program entity

Linn-Benton Community College

Albany, Oregon · Public institution

Address 6500 Pacific Blvd SW, Albany, OR 97321
Phone (541) 917-4999
Website https://www.linnbenton.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $7,317
Tuition (out-of-state) $15,901
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 25 (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

Linn-Benton Community College offers Welding and Fabrication Technology as both an Associate of Applied Science degree and a one-year certificate, plus a related Industrial Pipe Trades: Fitting and Welding track at the same two credential levels. The page states training in stick (SMAW), TIG, wire-feed welding, oxy-fuel cutting, and plasma arc cutting, along with blueprint reading, layout, structural welding, and pipe welding. The program has supplied graduates to the workforce since 1968, with employment outcomes cited at companies including ATI Pacific Cast and Selmet; specific credit-hour length, schedule, and certifications are not stated.

Processes taught SMAW/stick; GTAW/TIG; wire-feed welding (GMAW/MIG); pipe welding; structural welding
Credential types Welding and Fabrication Technology AAS; Welding and Fabrication Technology One-Year Certificate; Industrial Pipe Trades: Fitting and Welding AAS; Industrial Pipe Trades: Fitting and Welding One-Year Certificate
Program length Associate degree and one-year certificate options; specific credit hours not stated

Source: https://www.linnbenton.edu/future-students/explore-lb/programs/welding.php, 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