Program entity · AWS ATF co-located

West Virginia Northern Community College

Wheeling, West Virginia · Public institution

Address 1704 Market St., Wheeling, WV 26003-3699
Phone (304) 233-5900
Website www.wvncc.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $4,706
Tuition (out-of-state) $12,698
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 6 (latest reported year)
AWS ATF co-located Yes (Matched AWS ATF facility city+state (Wheeling, WV) against the AWS ATF Domestic Site Listing PDF (6.25.2025).)

Program details

What this program covers

West Virginia Northern Community College offers welding credentials including a Welding: Oil & Gas Pipe certificate, a Welding Technology A.A.S. degree, and advanced skills-set programs in pipe and structural steel welding. Processes taught include SMAW, MIG, and TIG, with specialized training in oil & gas pipe welding. The college is an American Welding Society (AWS) Accredited Test Facility where students can become AWS Certified; a Summer Welding Institute is also referenced.

Processes taught SMAW, MIG, TIG, pipe welding
Credential types Certificate (Oil & Gas Pipe); A.A.S. (Welding Technology); Skills Set programs
Certifications prepped AWS Accredited Test Facility / AWS Certified

Source: https://www.wvncc.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