Program entity

Athens Technical College

Athens, Georgia · Public institution

Address 800 U.S. Hwy 29 North, Athens, GA 30601
Phone (706) 355-5000
Website www.athenstech.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $3,390
Tuition (out-of-state) $5,958
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 123 (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

Athens Technical College's Welding Technology program offers Associate, Certificate, and Diploma credentials, covering Shielded Metal Arc Welding, Gas Tungsten Arc Welding, and Gas Metal Arc Welding, plus pipe welding applications, in a fully in-person format with no online options. Graduates are prepared to work as Shielded Metal Arc Welders, Gas Tungsten Arc Welders, Gas Metal Arc Welders, or Pipe Welders. Students must provide their own PPE (welding helmets, fire-retardant clothing, leather gloves), and the program is offered at the Athens and Walton County campuses; program length and specific certifications are not stated.

Processes taught SMAW, GTAW, GMAW, pipe welding
Credential types Associate, Certificate, Diploma
Schedule Fully In-Person
Facilities Athens and Walton County campuses

Source: https://athenstech.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