Program entity

Minnesota State College Southeast

Winona, Minnesota · Public institution

Address 1250 Homer Rd, Winona, MN 55987
Phone (507) 453-2700
Website www.southeastmn.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $6,432
Tuition (out-of-state) $6,432
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 12 (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

Minnesota State College Southeast, based at its Winona campus, offers a Welding Technology Diploma (34 credits, 9 months, with a 7-month accelerated spring/summer option) and a Welding Technology Certificate (17 credits, 4 months). The certificate focuses on welding processes in the flat position, while the diploma covers several welding and cutting processes in a variety of positions, with hands-on shop training from day one. The program reports a 100% graduate placement rate.

Processes taught Several welding and cutting processes in a variety of positions (diploma); flat-position processes only (certificate) — specific process names not individually stated
Credential types Welding Technology Diploma (34 credits); Welding Technology Certificate (17 credits)
Program length Diploma: 9 months (7-month accelerated option); Certificate: 4 months
Schedule Fall and spring start options
Facilities Located at Winona campus; welding shop

Source: https://www.southeastmn.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