Program entity
Hazard Community and Technical College
Hazard, Kentucky · Public institution
- Address One Community College Drive, Hazard, KY 41701-2402
- Phone (606) 487-3503
- Website https://hazard.kctcs.edu/
- Tuition (in-state) $4,728
- Tuition (out-of-state) $6,432
- Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 58 (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
Hazard Community and Technical College offers 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, and Shielded Metal Arc Welder; an AAS can be earned in two years full-time. The page states the program prepares students for AWS and industry-standard certifications. Free tuition eligibility (up to 60 credit hours) is noted for qualifying Kentucky residents.
- Processes taught GMAW, GTAW, SMAW, pipe welding (via 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; other AWS/industry-standard certifications
- Financial aid Free tuition eligibility (up to 60 credit hours) 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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