Program entity
Owensboro Community and Technical College
Owensboro, Kentucky · Public institution
- Address 4800 New Hartford Rd, Owensboro, KY 42303
- Phone (270) 686-4400
- Website https://owensboro.kctcs.edu/
- Tuition (in-state) $4,728
- Tuition (out-of-state) $6,432
- Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 297 (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
Owensboro Community and Technical College's Welding Technology program offers an AAS degree (two years full-time), a Combination Welder Diploma, and more than 17 certificate options covering GMAW, GTAW, SMAW, and pipeline welding, plus fabrication and automation specializations. The program prepares students for American Welding Society (AWS) National certification credentials, including arc cutting, gas welding, tack welding, pipeline welding, and entry-level SENSE certification. The Work Ready KY Scholarship offers free tuition for up to 60 credit hours to eligible Kentucky residents.
- Processes taught GMAW, GTAW, SMAW, pipe welding
- Credential types AAS degree; Combination Welder Diploma; 17+ certificate options
- Program length AAS = two years full-time
- Certifications prepped AWS National welding certification; arc cutting; gas welding; tack welding; pipeline welding; entry-level SENSE certification
- Financial aid Work Ready KY Scholarship (free tuition up to 60 credit hours for eligible KY 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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