Program entity

Garden City Community College

Garden City, Kansas · Public institution

Address 801 Campus Dr, Garden City, KS 67846-6333
Phone Not published
Website www.gcccks.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $3,690
Tuition (out-of-state) $4,320
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 35 (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

Garden City Community College offers a 17-credit-hour entry certificate, a 46-credit-hour advanced certificate emphasizing structural and pipe welding, and a 64-credit-hour AAS degree, with instruction aligned to ASME Section IX code. The program qualifies for the Kansas Promise Scholarship, which covers tuition, fees, books, and related expenses for eligible Kansas residents who commit to living and working in-state for two years after graduation.

Processes taught Pipe and structural welding aligned to ASME Section IX (specific MIG/TIG/stick names not stated)
Credential types Certificate (17 credit hours); Certificate (46 credit hours); AAS (64 credit hours)
Program length 17, 46, or 64 credit hours (time-to-completion not stated)
Financial aid Kansas Promise Scholarship (tuition, fees, books, program-related expenses for eligible KS students)

Source: https://www.gcccks.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