Program entity

Community College of Allegheny County

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Public institution

Address 800 Allegheny Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15233-1895
Phone (412) 323-2323
Website https://www.ccac.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $4,842
Tuition (out-of-state) $12,583
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 28 (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

Community College of Allegheny County offers a Welding Technology program with three credential options: an Associate Degree, a Certificate (entry-level), and a Gas & Oil Certificate focused on pipeline welding. Instruction covers SMAW, flux-core arc welding (FCAW), pipe welding (6G position), and blueprint reading. The full-time certificate track prepares students to sit for AWS certification in four months, with further preparation for AWS D1.1/D1.5, ASME, and API pipeline certifications.

Processes taught SMAW, FCAW, pipe welding (6G)
Credential types Associate Degree; Certificate; Gas & Oil Certificate
Program length Certificate track: 4 months to AWS-exam readiness
Certifications prepped AWS D1.1, AWS D1.5, ASME, API (pipeline, Gas & Oil track)

Source: https://www.ccac.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