Program entity

Southwestern Community College

Creston, Iowa · Public institution

Address 1501 West Townline Street, Creston, IA 50801
Phone (641) 782-7081
Website www.swcciowa.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $8,064
Tuition (out-of-state) $8,316
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 41 (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

Southwestern Community College's Welding Technology program, located on the Creston campus, offers an AAS degree (a two-year program), a diploma, and a certificate completed in a four- to six-month format. Processes taught include SMAW, GMAW/MIG, GTAW/TIG, FCAW, oxy-fuel welding and flame cutting, and brazing. The program is eligible for Iowa's Last-Dollar Scholarship.

Processes taught SMAW, GMAW/MIG, GTAW/TIG, FCAW
Credential types AAS degree; Diploma; Certificate
Program length AAS: two years; Certificate: four to six months
Facilities Creston campus
Financial aid Iowa Last-Dollar Scholarship

Source: https://www.swcciowa.edu/academics/areas-of-study/welding, 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