Program entity
J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College
Huntsville, Alabama · Public institution
- Address 3421 Meridian St N, Huntsville, AL 35811
- Phone (256) 539-8161
- Website https://drakestate.edu/
- Tuition (in-state) $5,190
- Tuition (out-of-state) $9,060
- Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 0 (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
Drake State's welding program offers an Associate in Applied Science in Advanced Manufacturing with a welding major, a Welding Certificate, and multiple short certificates in GMAW, GTAW (including GTAW pipe welding), FCAW, and SMAW (including SMAW grooves and SMAW pipe welding), with an AWS certification short certificate. The program covers welding and fusing of various metal types using multiple techniques and methods; cited median salary is $45,946.
- Processes taught GMAW, GTAW, FCAW, SMAW, pipe welding
- Credential types AAS; Certificate; Short Certificates
- Certifications prepped AWS Certification
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
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