Portland Community College
Portland, Oregon · Public institution
- Address 12000 SW 49th Avenue, Portland, OR 97219-7132
- Phone (971) 722-6111
- Website www.pcc.edu/
- Tuition (in-state) $5,220
- Tuition (out-of-state) $10,440
- Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 225 (latest reported year)
- AWS ATF co-located Yes (Matched AWS ATF facility city+state (Portland, OR) against the AWS ATF Domestic Site Listing PDF (6.25.2025).)
What this program covers
Portland Community College's welding program offers a two-year Associate Degree in Welding Technology, a two-year Certificate in Maritime Welding, and 17 career pathway certificates of less than one year each in specializations such as flux-core arc, gas tungsten arc, pipe welding, and shielded metal arc. Instruction covers GMAW, GTAW, FCAW, SMAW/stick, TIG, oxy-acetylene welding and cutting, plasma-arc cutting, structural steel codes, wire welding, and non-destructive testing, delivered at Swan Island, Rock Creek, the OMIC Training Center, and the Maritime Welding Training Center with morning, afternoon, and evening shift options. The page states most awards are financial aid eligible; it does not name specific third-party certifications such as AWS or NCCER.
- Processes taught GMAW/MIG; GTAW/TIG; FCAW/flux-core; SMAW/stick; pipe welding; structural welding
- Credential types Associate Degree in Welding Technology; Certificate in Maritime Welding; 17 Career Pathway Certificates (less than 1 year)
- Program length Associate Degree: 2 years full-time; Maritime Welding Certificate: 2 years full-time; Career Pathway Certificates: less than 1 year
- Schedule Morning and evening shifts; morning, afternoon, and evening shifts at three locations; students select 1-3 mods per term
- Financial aid Most awards are financial aid eligible
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