Program entity

Peninsula College

Port Angeles, Washington · Public institution

Address 1502 E Lauridsen Blvd, Port Angeles, WA 98362
Phone (360) 452-9277
Website www.pencol.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $4,718
Tuition (out-of-state) $5,270
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 97 (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

Peninsula College's Welding Technology program (Port Angeles, WA) offers an AAS degree, a one-year certificate, and short-term certificates, structured as a 7-quarter, competency-based curriculum. Coursework covers SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, and FCAW processes plus AWS Pipe Welding certification preparation, and the college is an approved AWS test facility for SMAW, aluminum (D1.2), and WABO structural certification exams.

Processes taught SMAW (stick), GMAW (MIG), GTAW (TIG), FCAW (flux-core), pipe welding
Credential types AAS degree; one-year certificate; short-term certificates
Program length 7 quarters
Schedule full-time, competency-based; typical fall start, winter/spring entry possible
Certifications prepped AWS SMAW; AWS aluminum welding (D1.2); AWS Pipe Welding; WABO
Facilities approved AWS test facility; welding lab practice

Source: https://www.pencol.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