Program entity

Anoka Technical College

Anoka, Minnesota · Public institution

Address 1355 Highway 10 West, Anoka, MN 55303
Phone (763) 433-1100
Website www.anokatech.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $6,267
Tuition (out-of-state) $6,267
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 103 (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

Anoka Technical College offers three welding credentials: a 66-credit AAS, a 34-credit diploma, and a 17-credit certificate, with fall and spring start dates. The program prepares students for three national certification exams, including an ASME certification exam, with AWS certification cited as a program goal. Over half of students receive grant or scholarship aid, averaging nearly $5,000 per student per year.

Credential types AAS (66 credits, $16,916); Diploma (34 credits, $8,715); Certificate (17 credits, $4,357)
Program length 66/34/17 credits respectively
Schedule Fall (August) and spring (January) start dates; certificate full-time, all courses required each semester
Certifications prepped Three national certification exams including an ASME certification exam; AWS certification referenced as a program goal
Financial aid Over half of students receive grants/scholarships; average grants and scholarships award ~$5,000/student/year

Source: https://www.anokatech.edu/, 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