Program entity

Black River Technical College

Pocahontas, Arkansas · Public institution

Address 1410 Hwy 304 East, Pocahontas, AR 72455
Phone (870) 248-4000
Website www.blackrivertech.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $4,776
Tuition (out-of-state) $7,488
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 136 (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

Black River Technical College offers a one-year Certificate in Welding along with a Technical Certificate and Certificate of Proficiency in Welding. Instruction covers arc welding, semi-automatic (MIG) welding, and Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) welding. Students must pass at least one plate welding certification under AWS Structural Welding Code D1.1, at a cost of $30 per certification attempt.

Processes taught arc/stick, MIG, TIG
Credential types Technical Certificate, Certificate of Proficiency, one-year Certificate
Program length one-year Certificate in Welding
Certifications prepped AWS D1.1 structural plate welding certification

Source: https://www.blackrivertech.edu/, retrieved 2026-08-05

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