Program entity
Bluegrass Community and Technical College
Lexington, Kentucky · Public institution
- Address 470 Cooper Drive, Lexington, KY 40506
- Phone (859) 246-6200
- Website https://bluegrass.kctcs.edu/
- Tuition (in-state) $4,808
- Tuition (out-of-state) $6,512
- Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 446 (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
Bluegrass Community and Technical College offers an Associate in Applied Science in Welding Technology, a Combination Welder diploma, and 11 certificates including Arc Cutter, AWS National Skills Standard Level I, Gas Metal Arc Welder, Gas Tungsten Arc Welder, and Shielded Metal Arc Welder. The curriculum covers Oxy-Fuel systems, SMAW, GMAW, and GTAW along with blueprint reading and weld certification preparation. The AAS can be completed in two years full-time, with classes at the Leestown and Danville campuses plus evening courses at the Madison Area Training Center.
- Processes taught Oxy-Fuel, SMAW, GMAW, GTAW
- Credential types AAS degree, diploma, certificate (11 certificate options)
- Program length AAS: two years full-time
- Schedule Flexible schedules; evening courses at Madison Area Training Center; Leestown and Danville campuses
- Certifications prepped State welding certification exams; AWS certification opportunities
- Financial aid Tuition assistance programs; free tuition programs for qualifying Kentucky residents
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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