Program entity

Institute of Medical Careers

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Private for-profit institution

Address 133 Jefferson Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15235-3718
Phone (855) 773-0758
Website https://www.imbc.edu/
Tuition (in-state) Not available
Tuition (out-of-state) Not available
Program total cost $23,100
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 12 (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

The Institute of Medical and Business Careers (IMBC) offers a Welding Technology Diploma program; the program page describes it as offered at the school's Erie, PA campus (IMBC also operates a Pittsburgh, PA campus and an online option, but the page does not state whether welding is offered there). The program is stated to take less than a year (6 weeks per course segment, with actual completion time varying) and covers MIG, TIG, pipe, and structural metal welding plus destructive/non-destructive testing and quality control. Students prepare for SMAW and FCAW certifications, with exam costs included in the program; the Erie facility is described as having 32 welding bays.

Processes taught MIG, TIG, pipe welding, structural, SMAW, FCAW
Credential types Diploma
Program length Under 1 year (6-week course segments; completion time varies)
Schedule On-campus
Certifications prepped SMAW; FCAW
Facilities 32 welding bays (Erie, PA campus)
Financial aid Tuition & Financial Aid section referenced (no specifics stated)

Source: https://www.imbc.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