Program entity
Gateway Community and Technical College
Florence, Kentucky · Public institution
- Address 500 Technology Way, Florence, KY 41042
- Phone (859) 441-4500
- Website https://gateway.kctcs.edu/index.aspx
- Tuition (in-state) $4,728
- Tuition (out-of-state) $6,432
- Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 348 (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
Gateway Community and Technical College offers a Welding Technology AAS, a Combination Welder diploma, and 16 certificates including Arc Cutter, SENSE Level 1-Entry Welders, Gas Metal Arc Welding, Gas Tungsten Arc Welding, Shielded Metal Arc Welding, Pipeline Welder variants, and Welder Helper. The curriculum covers GMAW, GTAW, SMAW, Gas Welder processes, and arc cutting techniques. The AAS is completable in two years full-time.
- Processes taught GMAW, GTAW, SMAW, arc cutting, pipe welding (Pipeline Welder certificates)
- Credential types AAS degree, diploma, certificate (16 certificate options)
- Program length AAS: two years full-time
- Certifications prepped SENSE Level 1-Entry Welders (AWS SENSE program)
- Financial aid Work Ready Kentucky Scholarship; general financial aid; lowest tuition in Kentucky; payment plan assistance
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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