Industrial Welding Technology
Treasure Valley Community College
Public · Community college
Build welding, blueprint-reading and fabrication skills through an AAS in the Treasure Valley.
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Preparation, time and schedule
Before you apply
Review the current degree plan and required safety equipment with an advisor.
Your complete timeline
2 years of program study. Prior credits, prerequisite placement and course availability can change your personal completion date.
Plan around the schedule
Plan around welding lab attendance and confirm the sequence for a full-time or part-time schedule.
Application and selection
The degree is designed for workforce entry. If transfer is your goal, confirm course acceptance with the receiving institution.
Details checked September 15, 2026. Confirm current requirements with the provider.
Questions to take to an advisor
Would the AAS or one-year certificate better fit my goal, and which costs and certifications are separate?
- 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
Welding programs differ in processes, practice hours and fabrication content. Employer skill tests and certifications can be separate from a college award. Ask which processes are used by local employers.
Cost and outcomes
Published base; complete personal budget still needed
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Published tuition or budget base
2026-27 resident tuition is $123 per credit; online/hybrid tuition is also $123 per credit. Nonresident classroom tuition is $133 per credit. Required and course-specific fees are additional.
Official tuition and cost information ↗ · Checked September 16, 2026
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Census records for this institution, credential and related field do not publish an eligible one-year earnings figure for the reviewed cohorts. Suppression protects small groups; it is not evidence of poor outcomes.
Historical related-field earnings
$42,682 median annual earnings 1 year after completion, in 2019 dollars.
Treasure Valley Community College · Precision Metal Working (CIP 48.05) · Associate's Degree. Cohort: 2015-16 and 2016-17 academic-year completers; earnings measured in 2017 and 2018.
College Scorecard covers federally aided completers who were working and not enrolled, after their highest credential. This related field can combine programs and institutional branches; it is not an exact-program, campus-specific or current starting-pay figure. It is not directly comparable with Census outcomes because the population and dollar year differ.
U.S. Department of Education field-of-study data (ZIP) ↗
Data dictionary and cohort dates (Excel) ↗ · Checked September 16, 2026