Program entity

Salina Area Technical College

Salina, Kansas · Public institution

Address 2562 Centennial Road, Salina, KS 67401
Phone (785) 309-3100
Website www.salinatech.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $7,128
Tuition (out-of-state) $7,128
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 41 (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

Salina Area Technical College offers two 9-month welding certificates and a 2-year AAS, teaching shielded metal arc, gas tungsten arc, core wire (flux-cored), and gas metal arc welding. Students complete AWS SMAW 1G/2G/3G weld tests on 3/8-inch material, OSHA-10, and Kansas Work Ready certification; faculty include two Certified Welding Inspectors.

Processes taught SMAW, GTAW, FCAW (core wire), GMAW
Credential types Technical Certificate A (9 mo); Technical Certificate B (9 mo); AAS (2 yr)
Program length 9-month certificates; 2-year AAS
Schedule Fall and spring start
Certifications prepped AWS SMAW 1G, 2G, 3G 3/8" weld tests; OSHA-10; Kansas Work Ready certification
Financial aid Scholarships available (general, directed to financial aid section)

Source: https://www.salinatech.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