Program entity

West Virginia University at Parkersburg

Parkersburg, West Virginia · Public institution

Address 300 Campus Drive, Parkersburg, WV 26104
Phone (304) 424-8000
Website www.wvup.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $4,612
Tuition (out-of-state) $9,124
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 9 (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

West Virginia University at Parkersburg offers a Certificate of Applied Science and an Associate of Applied Science in Welding Technology. Instruction covers metal arc welding (gas and shielded), flux-core welding, gas tungsten arc welding, and blueprint reading; the certificate can be completed in about one year full-time. Students are assessed using the AWS SENSE Level 1 examination. 2024-2025 tuition ranged $188-$260 per credit hour for WV/OH residents and $376-$401 for non-residents, with estimated annual attendance costs of $20,000-$31,223 depending on residency and living situation.

Processes taught SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, GTAW
Credential types Certificate of Applied Science; Associate of Applied Science
Program length Certificate: approximately 1 year full-time
Certifications prepped AWS SENSE Level 1
Financial aid 2024-2025 tuition $188-$260/credit hour (WV/OH residents), $376-$401/credit hour (non-residents)

Source: https://www.wvup.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