Program entity

North Georgia Technical College

Clarkesville, Georgia · Public institution

Address 1500 Georgia Hwy 197 N, Clarkesville, GA 30523
Phone (706) 754-7700
Website https://northgatech.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $3,330
Tuition (out-of-state) $5,898
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 56 (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

North Georgia Technical College's welding program (Clarkesville campus) offers Diploma and Certificate options plus an AAS in Applied Technical Management, running 2-5 semesters. Training covers carbon steel, stainless steel, and aluminum using stick, MIG, and TIG welding processes, following AWS structural plate and ASME pipe standards, in a 17,000-square-foot facility with 100 welding stations. Certificate specializations include Gas Metal Arc Welding, Gas Tungsten Arc Welding, Industrial Pipefitting, and Shielded Metal Arc Welding, and the department's programs are eligible for 100% tuition coverage through the HOPE Career Grant.

Processes taught stick/SMAW, MIG/GMAW, TIG/GTAW
Credential types Diploma, Certificate, AAS in Applied Technical Management
Program length 2-5 semesters
Certifications prepped AWS structural plate standards, ASME pipe standards
Facilities 17,000 sq ft welding facility with 100 welding stations
Financial aid HOPE Career Grant (100% tuition coverage)

Source: https://northgatech.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