Program entity

Pratt Community College

Pratt, Kansas · Public institution

Address 348 NE SR 61, Pratt, KS 67124
Phone (620) 672-5641
Website www.prattcc.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $4,256
Tuition (out-of-state) $4,936
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 17 (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

Pratt Community College's Welding Technology program offers an AAS degree plus Level I and Level II certificates, run as a hands-on shop program where students complete real work projects for customers. Students must pass AWS SENSE Level I exams in Shielded Metal Arc, Gas Metal Arc, and Gas Tungsten Arc welding, and can pursue Lincoln Electric certifications through NC3 covering blueprint reading and fabrication.

Processes taught Arc welding, resistance welding, brazing/soldering, cutting, high-energy beam welding/cutting, solid state welding; metallurgy and heat treating
Credential types AAS - Welding Technology; Certificate A Level I; Certificate B Level II
Certifications prepped AWS SENSE Level I exams (SMAW, GMAW, GTAW); Lincoln/NC3 certifications (blueprint reading, cutting, fabrication)
Facilities Shop environment with industry-level equipment; students complete real-world work projects for customers in the live shop

Source: https://www.prattcc.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