Program entity

Skagit Valley College

Mount Vernon, Washington · Public institution

Address 2405 E. College Way, Mount Vernon, WA 98273
Phone (360) 416-7600
Website www.skagit.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $5,400
Tuition (out-of-state) $7,500
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 16 (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

Skagit Valley College's Welding Technology program (Mount Vernon, WA) offers a 104-credit AAS degree plus a certificate, specialty certificates in aluminum welding, FCAW, and SMAW, and micro-certificates. Coursework covers oxyfuel cutting, SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, and GTAW on steel, stainless steel, and aluminum, using individual welding practice booths and a metal fabrication area on the Mount Vernon campus. Students can pursue AWS Entry-Level Welder and WABO certification exams.

Processes taught SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, GTAW, oxyfuel cutting
Credential types AAS (104 credits); Welding Technology Certificate; Specialty Certificates (Aluminum Welding, FCAW, SMAW); Micro-certificates of Completion
Program length AAS degree = 104 credits
Certifications prepped AWS Entry-Level Welder; WABO
Facilities individual welding practice booths and a large metal fabrication area at the Mount Vernon Campus

Source: https://www.skagit.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