Program entity
Big Sandy Community and Technical College
Prestonsburg, Kentucky · Public institution
- Address 1 Bert Combs Dr, Prestonsburg, KY 41653
- Phone Not published
- Website https://bigsandy.kctcs.edu/
- Tuition (in-state) $4,728
- Tuition (out-of-state) $6,432
- Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 23 (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
Big Sandy Community and Technical College offers an AAS, a Combination Welder diploma, and nine certificates including Arc Cutter, AWS National Skills Standards Level 1, Gas Metal Arc Welder, Gas Tungsten Arc Welder, Pipeline Welder, Production Line Welder, and Shielded Metal Arc Welder. The AAS is completable in two years full-time. The page indicates the program is free-tuition eligible and directs students to tuition and financial aid resources.
- Processes taught GMAW, GTAW, SMAW, pipe welding (Pipeline Welder certificate)
- Credential types AAS degree, diploma, certificate (9 certificate options)
- Program length AAS: two years full-time
- Certifications prepped AWS National Skills Standards Level 1
- Financial aid Free tuition eligible
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
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