Program entity

Dodge City Community College

Dodge City, Kansas · Public institution

Address 2501 N 14th Ave, Dodge City, KS 67801-2399
Phone (620) 225-1321
Website https://dc3.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $4,650
Tuition (out-of-state) $5,850
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 9 (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

Dodge City Community College's Welding Technology program offers a 60-credit AAS or two one-year certificates (Certificate A, 20 credits; Certificate B, 35 credits), teaching SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, and FCAW across multiple welding positions. Students complete OSHA-10 certification and are tested toward AWS D1.1 Structural Welding Code proficiency on 3/8-inch carbon plate. Tuition is listed at $30/credit for Ford County residents, $60/credit for non-residents, and $80/credit for international students, plus program fees.

Processes taught SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, FCAW; positions 1F,1G,2F,2G,3F,3G,4F,4G (FCAW: 1F,1G,2F,2G)
Credential types AAS (60 credits); Certificate A (1 yr, 20 credits); Certificate B (1 yr, 35 credits)
Program length AAS 2 years; certificates 1 year each; fall/spring start
Certifications prepped OSHA 10; AWS D1.1 Structural Welding Code proficiency on 3/8" carbon plate

Source: https://dc3.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