Program entity

Kirtland Community College

Grayling, Michigan · Public institution

Address 4800 W 4 Mile Road, Grayling, MI 49738
Phone (989) 275-5000
Website https://www.kirtland.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $5,190
Tuition (out-of-state) $9,870
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 27 (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

Kirtland Community College's Welding and Fabricating program is offered as both an AAS degree and a certificate under its Skilled Trades offerings. Instruction covers MIG, TIG, and stick (SMAW) welding, and students can earn up to ten AWS industry-standard certifications; the page reports a 100% certification exam pass rate. The lab is described as built around current equipment.

Processes taught GMAW/MIG, GTAW/TIG, SMAW/stick
Credential types AAS degree, Certificate
Certifications prepped Up to ten AWS industry-standard certifications

Source: https://www.kirtland.edu/programs-we-offer/welding-and-fabricating-program/, retrieved 2026-08-05

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