Program entity
· AWS ATF co-located
West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Paducah, Kentucky · Public institution
- Address 4810 Alben Barkley Drive, Paducah, KY 42001
- Phone (270) 554-9200
- Website https://westkentucky.kctcs.edu/
- Tuition (in-state) $4,728
- Tuition (out-of-state) $6,432
- Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 268 (latest reported year)
- AWS ATF co-located Yes (Matched AWS ATF facility city+state (Paducah, KY) against the AWS ATF Domestic Site Listing PDF (6.25.2025).)
Program details
What this program covers
West Kentucky Community and Technical College offers an AAS (via General Occupational/Technical Studies), a Combination Welder diploma, and 8 certificates including Arc Cutter, AWS National Skills Standards Level I, Gas Metal Arc Welder, Gas Tungsten Arc Welder, and Shielded Metal Arc Welder. The page notes welding applications in shipbuilding, automobile manufacturing, and aerospace, and states program faculty hold the AWS Certified Welding Educator credential. The AAS is completable in two years full-time.
- Processes taught GMAW, GTAW, SMAW (via certificate offerings)
- Credential types AAS degree, diploma, certificate (8 certificate options)
- Program length AAS: two years full-time
- Certifications prepped AWS National Skills Standards Level I; instructors hold AWS Certified Welding Educator credential
- Financial aid Lowest tuition in Kentucky; Work Ready Kentucky Scholarship (up to 60 credit hours); general financial aid
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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