Program entity

Gwinnett Technical College

Lawrenceville, Georgia · Public institution

Address 5150 Sugarloaf Parkway, Lawrenceville, GA 30043-5702
Phone Not published
Website https://www.gwinnetttech.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $3,524
Tuition (out-of-state) $6,092
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 81 (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

Gwinnett Technical College's Welding and Joining Technology program offers a diploma plus MIG, TIG, Flux Cored, and Robotic Welding Operator certificates. The MIG certificate takes 1.5 semesters, with one additional semester for each of TIG and Flux Cored; coursework covers MIG, TIG, STICK, and Flux Cored Arc Welding plus robotics welding. Classes are scheduled mornings, afternoons, and evenings starting fall and spring semesters, held in a dedicated Fabrication Lab and Robotic Welding Lab at the Lawrenceville campus. Cost is $107 per credit hour plus fees, and the program lists HOPE Grant, HOPE Scholarship, and HOPE Career Grants as funding options.

Processes taught MIG, TIG, STICK, Flux Cored Arc Welding, robotic welding
Credential types Diploma, MIG/TIG/Flux Cored/Robotic Welding Operator certificates
Program length MIG certificate: 1.5 semesters; additional certificates +1 semester each
Schedule Morning, afternoon, and evening classes; fall and spring start dates
Facilities Dedicated Fabrication Lab and Robotic Welding Lab, Lawrenceville campus
Financial aid HOPE Grant, HOPE Scholarship, HOPE Career Grants

Source: https://www.gwinnetttech.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