Program entity

University of Arkansas Community College Rich Mountain

Mena, Arkansas · Public institution

Address 1100 College Dr, Mena, AR 71953
Phone (479) 394-7622
Website https://www.uarichmountain.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $3,696
Tuition (out-of-state) $4,272
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 20 (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

University of Arkansas Community College Rich Mountain offers an Associate of Applied Science in Advanced Manufacturing-Welding, plus a Technical Certificate-Basic Welding covering oxy-fuel and electric welding equipment and instruction in various welding processes on different metals; a degree plan PDF and college catalog referenced for full curriculum were not retrieved. Students develop skills toward state and national welding certifications (specific credential names not stated).

Credential types Associate of Applied Science (Advanced Manufacturing-Welding); Technical Certificate-Basic Welding
Certifications prepped State and national welding certifications (specific names not stated on page)

Source: https://www.uarichmountain.edu/degrees/welding.html; https://www.uarichmountain.edu/certificates/welding.html, 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