Program entity

Highland Community College

Highland, Kansas · Public institution

Address 606 W Main, Highland, KS 66035-4165
Phone (785) 442-6000
Website www.highlandcc.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $4,080
Tuition (out-of-state) $4,080
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 25 (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

Highland Community College's Welding Technology Certificate B is a full-time, 35-credit, 2-semester program. Semester 1 (17 credits) covers Welding Safety, Cutting Processes, Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW), and Blueprint Reading. Semester 2 (18 credits) covers SMAW II, GMAW II, GTAW II, and Blueprint Reading II. The degree map notes completion is subject to prerequisite requirements and course availability by location; specific locations are not listed on this page.

Processes taught SMAW, GMAW, GTAW; cutting processes
Credential types Welding Technology Certificate B
Program length 35 credit hours over 2 semesters (full-time)

Source: https://www.highlandcc.edu/academics/academic-affairs/catalog/degreemap-index/weldingtech-certb-degreemap/, 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