Advanced Manufacturing and Fabrication
Columbia Gorge Community College
Public · Community college
Builds from the 39-credit Advanced Manufacturing Technology certificate into a broader applied degree. Training includes welding, fabrication and computer-controlled production.
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Preparation, time and schedule
Before you apply
Review measurement, blueprint reading and mathematics placement.
Your complete timeline
92 credits · 2 years full-time. Prior credits, prerequisite placement and course availability can change your personal completion date.
Plan around the schedule
Campus-based; confirm the current timetable. Ask for the actual days, start times and required travel from The Dalles. Online coursework does not necessarily make laboratories or placements remote.
Application and selection
Use the official Advanced Manufacturing and Fabrication page to review the current entry checklist. Ask whether a separate department application, selection process or cohort start applies before committing to enrollment.
Details checked September 15, 2026. Confirm current requirements with the provider.
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- Which required courses or placements are offered only once per year?
- Can you give me a written estimate covering every required term and practical expense?
- Which employment, transfer or licensing requirements remain after this award?
Published program length is not a personal completion estimate. Transfer credits, prerequisites, selection and course availability can change the timeline.
After the program
Match the curriculum to machining, production or maintenance roles. Employer equipment qualifications and safety training are separate.
Cost and outcomes
Published base; complete personal budget still needed
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Published tuition or budget base
2026-27 in-state tuition is $125 per credit plus $35 in per-credit fees ($160 combined), before additional course-specific charges.
Official tuition and cost information ↗ · Checked September 16, 2026
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A narrower program/field earnings result is not verified. Broad-field context for this institution and credential is available below.
Broad-field earnings context
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians · Associate degree
Columbia Gorge Community College. Graduating cohorts: 2016–2020. This published field group (CIP 15) can combine several programs and campuses. We selected it as related context; it is not a verified result for this exact program.
Broad-field context: this two-digit CIP family combines substantially different programs at the same institution and credential level. It does not estimate the earnings of this specific program.
- $55,935 median annual earnings 1 year after graduation
Amounts are in 2023 dollars. Census PSEO covers graduates meeting its earnings and employment-attachment rules; it excludes noncompleters and many self-employed or low-attachment workers. These are historical outcomes, not starting-pay estimates or a forecast.
Census PSEO Oregon data, 2026 Q2 (CSV download) ↗
Population, methods and limitations ↗ · Checked September 16, 2026