Program entity

Flint Hills Technical College

Emporia, Kansas · Public institution

Address 3301 W 18th St, Emporia, KS 66801-5957
Phone Not published
Website www.fhtc.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $6,400
Tuition (out-of-state) $6,400
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 30 (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

Flint Hills Technical College offers a one-year Welding Technology certificate emphasizing structural steel welding, and a two-year AAS degree focused on power plant/refinery construction and entry-level automated welding. Both cover SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, and FCAW, preparing students for AWS certifications across positions 1F through 6G plus OSHA-10. High school juniors and seniors may apply, and the program has 2+2 transfer agreements with four Kansas universities.

Processes taught SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, FCAW
Credential types Technical Certificate (1 year); AAS degree (2 years)
Program length Certificate 1 year; AAS 2 years
Certifications prepped AWS certifications (1F-6G positions); OSHA-10

Source: https://www.fhtc.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