Program entity
Henderson Community College
Henderson, Kentucky · Public institution
- Address 2660 S Green St, Henderson, KY 42420-4699
- Phone (270) 827-1867
- Website https://henderson.kctcs.edu/
- Tuition (in-state) $4,728
- Tuition (out-of-state) $6,432
- Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 32 (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
Henderson Community College offers an AAS in Welding Technology (or General Occupational and Technical Studies AAS) and multiple certificates including SENSE Level 1 Entry Welders, Gas Metal Arc Welder, Gas Tungsten Arc Welder, and Pipeline Welder variants. Instruction covers electric arc welding, oxyacetylene gas welding and cutting, MIG, and TIG, along with blueprint reading and shop equipment operation. The AAS takes two years full-time; certificates range from 4 to 37 credit hours. A welding lab is used for work with mild steel, aluminum, cast iron, and stainless steel.
- Processes taught Electric arc welding, oxyacetylene welding/cutting, MIG (GMAW), TIG (GTAW)
- Credential types AAS degree, GOTS AAS, certificate (multiple options)
- Program length AAS: two years full-time; certificates 4-37 credit hours
- Certifications prepped SENSE Level 1 Entry Welders (AWS SENSE program)
- Facilities Welding lab; work with mild steel, aluminum, cast iron, and stainless steel; current tools and machines
- Financial aid Work Ready Kentucky Scholarship (free tuition up to 60 credit hours); general financial aid; lowest tuition in Kentucky
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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