Program entity

Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas

De Queen, Arkansas · Public institution

Address 183 College Drive, De Queen, AR 71832
Phone (870) 584-4471
Website www.cccua.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $4,200
Tuition (out-of-state) $5,070
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 150 (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

Cossatot Community College offers a Technical Certificate and Certificates of Proficiency in Welding Technology, plus a Pipe Welding Certificate and a Structural and Pipe Welding Pathway within its AAS in General Technology. Instruction follows NCCER curriculum and covers SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, oxyfuel cutting, and flux-cored wire systems, preparing students for NCCER and AWS certification opportunities. Technical Certificates take under two years and Certificates of Proficiency about one semester; Certificates of Proficiency are not eligible for Title IV/Pell funding but may qualify for Workforce Pell or other workforce financial assistance.

Processes taught SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, oxyfuel cutting, flux-cored wire systems
Credential types Technical Certificate, Certificate of Proficiency, Pipe Welding Certificate, AAS (Structural and Pipe Welding Pathway)
Program length Technical Certificate under 2 years; Certificate of Proficiency about 1 semester
Certifications prepped NCCER, AWS
Financial aid Workforce Pell / workforce-related financial assistance (Certificates of Proficiency not Title IV/Pell eligible)

Source: https://www.cccua.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