American River College
Sacramento, CA · Public · Two-year
🪚 Carpentry 🎨 Finishing Trades & Roofing 🔧 Plumbing & Pipefitting 🔥 Welding & Metal Fabrication +6 more
Merced College
Merced, CA 95348-2806
TypePublic
LevelTwo-year
Trade programs5
IPEDS ID118718
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, Associate degree | 160 |
| 🚗 Automotive & Collision Repair | Certificate / diploma, Associate degree | 99 |
| ⚡ Electrical | Certificate / diploma, Associate degree | 30 |
| 🔩 Industrial & Electrical Maintenance | Certificate / diploma, Associate degree | 12 |
| 📟 Appliance, Security & Electronics Repair | Associate degree | 5 |
This is what Merced College 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 Merced College
- 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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