Program entity

Odessa College

Odessa, Texas · Public institution

Address 201 W University Blvd, Odessa, TX 79764
Phone (432) 335-6400
Website www.odessa.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $2,688
Tuition (out-of-state) $4,926
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 78 (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

Odessa College's welding program offers an Associate of Applied Science in Welding along with General Welder and Advanced Welder Level 1 certificates, covering SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, and FCAW processes plus blueprint reading, fabrication, and quality control. Continuing education includes AWS CWI/CWE/CWS exam preparation. The page states NC3 curriculum materials are provided to welding students at no additional cost. Program length, schedule, and specific facility details are not stated.

Processes taught SMAW/stick, GMAW/MIG, GTAW/TIG, FCAW/flux-core
Credential types Associate of Applied Science in Welding; General Welder Level 1 Certificate; Advanced Welder Level 1 Certificate
Certifications prepped AWS CWI/CWE/CWS preparation (continuing education)

Source: https://www.odessa.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