College of the Sequoias
Visalia, CA · Public · Two-year
🚗 Automotive & Collision Repair ⚡ Electrical 🔩 Industrial & Electrical Maintenance 🔥 Welding & Metal Fabrication +2 more
Advanced Career Institute
Visalia, CA 93291
TypePrivate for-profit
LevelLess-than-two-year
Trade programs1
IPEDS ID480019
Programs
Trade credentials awarded
From the 2024 IPEDS completions file. Counts are credentials awarded in the reporting year — a size signal, not a quality score.
| Trade | Credentials offered | Awarded that year |
|---|---|---|
| 🔥 Welding & Metal Fabrication | Certificate / diploma | 190 |
This is what Advanced Career Institute reported awarding — not a full course catalogue. The school may run programs that awarded nothing in the reporting year, and may have added or dropped programs since. Confirm directly before applying.
Before you apply
Questions worth asking Advanced Career Institute
- What does the California licensing board credit from this programme toward my apprenticeship or licence hours?
- How many hands-on hours — booth, bench, or live equipment — are in the programme each week?
- Which employers hired from last year's class, by name?
- What is the total cost including tools, materials, and testing fees, not just tuition?
- Is there a registered apprenticeship in this trade locally that would pay me to learn the same material?
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