Program entity

Neosho County Community College

Chanute, Kansas · Public institution

Address 800 W 14th St, Chanute, KS 66720
Phone (620) 431-2820
Website www.neosho.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $5,780
Tuition (out-of-state) $5,780
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 134 (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

Neosho County Community College's welding program offers a 16-credit Level 1 Certificate (1 year), a 32-credit Level 2 Certificate (2 years), and a 64-credit AAS (2 years), teaching GMAW, GTAW, SMAW, and FCAW plus oxy-fuel, plasma, and carbon arc cutting. Students pursue AWS Welder Procedure Qualification Records at increasing levels (1G/2G/1F/2F in year one, 3G/4G/3F/4F in year two, up to AWS/API/ASME 6G for advanced students), and the program has a transfer articulation agreement with Pittsburg State University.

Processes taught GMAW, GTAW, SMAW, FCAW; oxy-fuel, plasma arc, carbon arc cutting
Credential types Level 1 Certificate (16 credits, 1 yr); Level 2 Certificate (32 credits, 2 yr); AAS (64 credits, 2 yr)
Program length 1 year (Level 1) to 2 years (Level 2 or AAS)
Certifications prepped AWS Welder Procedure Qualification Records: yr1 1G/2G/1F/2F; yr2 3G/4G/3F/4F; advanced AWS/API/ASME 6G

Source: https://www.neosho.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