Kaskaskia College
Centralia, Illinois · Public institution
- Address 27210 College Rd, Centralia, IL 62801
- Phone (618) 545-3000
- Website https://www.kaskaskia.edu/
- Tuition (in-state) $4,800
- Tuition (out-of-state) $12,570
- Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 31 (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.)
What this program covers
Kaskaskia College offers an Associate in Applied Science degree in Welding Technology, a four-semester/two-year program totaling 62 credit hours. Instruction covers SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, and FCAW arc welding methods plus thermal cutting, aligned to American Welding Society, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and American Petroleum Institute standards; related certificates include Basic Welding, Introductory Welder Level I, Intermediate Welder Level II, Advanced Welder Level III, and Fitter Fabricator. Classes are held at the Crisp Manufacturing and Trades Center with modern industrial welding equipment, led by an AWS Certified Welding Inspector. Total program cost is listed as $13,672.75 (tuition, fees, lab fees, books, and insurance), with financial aid available through the admissions office.
- Processes taught SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, FCAW
- Credential types AAS degree; Basic Welding certificate; Introductory Welder Level I; Intermediate Welder Level II; Advanced Welder Level III; Fitter Fabricator certificate
- Program length 62 credit hours; four semesters over two years
- Certifications prepped AWS, ASME, and API standards referenced
- Facilities Crisp Manufacturing and Trades Center with modern industrial welding equipment; instructor is an AWS Certified Welding Inspector
- Financial aid Financial aid available through the admissions office
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