Program entity

Cowley County Community College

Arkansas City, Kansas · Public institution

Address 125 S 2nd St, Arkansas City, KS 67005
Phone (620) 442-0430
Website www.cowley.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $4,800
Tuition (out-of-state) $6,600
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 85 (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

Cowley College's Welding Technology program, offered at its Ark City, Mulvane, and Sumner campuses, leads to an AAS degree or Certificate A/C and covers oxy-fuel and arc welding processes including plasma, with an emphasis on structural and pipe weldments. The page states there are no prerequisite requirements, and eligible Kansas residents can use the Kansas Promise Act Scholarship.

Processes taught Oxy-fuel and arc welding processes including plasma; structural and pipe weldments (specific MIG/TIG/stick names not stated)
Credential types AAS degree; Certificate A; Certificate C
Facilities Access to equipment to practice welding techniques; locations at Ark City (Walker Technology Building), Mulvane (Technical Education Center), Sumner (Technology & Innovation Center)
Financial aid Scholarships and financial aid available; Kansas Promise Act Scholarship for eligible KS residents

Source: https://www.cowley.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