Program entity

Virginia Western Community College

Roanoke, Virginia · Public institution

Address 3094 Colonial Ave, Roanoke, VA 24015
Phone (540) 857-8922
Website virginiawestern.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $5,400
Tuition (out-of-state) $11,838
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

Virginia Western Community College's Welding & Metal Processing Career Studies Certificate is a 17-credit program completed in one to two semesters, with flexible day and night classes. It covers Flux Core Arc, Gas Tungsten Arc, Gas Metal Arc, and Shielded Metal Arc welding plus metal fabrication, at a program that is an accredited American Welding Society testing facility offering AWS Certified Welder credentials. The certificate is eligible for G3 funding assistance and can be combined with a second CSC toward a Technical Studies AAS degree.

Processes taught FCAW, GTAW, GMAW, SMAW; metal fabrication techniques
Credential types Career Studies Certificate (CSC) in Welding & Metal Processing
Program length 17 credits; 1-2 semesters
Schedule Flexible day and night class options
Certifications prepped AWS Certified Welder credentials in FCAW, GTAW, GMAW, SMAW
Facilities Accredited testing facility through the American Welding Society
Financial aid G3 funding assistance eligible

Source: https://virginiawestern.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