Program entity

Pine Technical & Community College

Pine City, Minnesota · Public institution

Address 900 4th St SE, Pine City, MN 55063
Phone (320) 629-5100
Website www.pine.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $4,738
Tuition (out-of-state) $4,738
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 8 (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

Pine Technical & Community College's Welding Technology program offers stackable AAS, diploma, and certificate credentials, preparing students in GMAW, FCAW, SMAW, and GTAW processes toward AWS D1.1 welding qualification tests, with a minimum of four welding certifications required during the program. Equipment includes oxy-fuel, plasma, and carbon air arc; the college cites having one of the lowest tuition rates in the state.

Processes taught GMAW, FCAW, SMAW, GTAW
Credential types Associate of Applied Science, Diploma, Certificate (stackable)
Certifications prepped AWS D1.1 welding qualification tests; minimum 4 welding certifications during the program
Facilities Oxy-fuel, plasma and carbon air arc equipment; extensive hands-on training
Financial aid College cites one of the lowest tuition rates in the state; scholarships and financial aid resources referenced

Source: https://www.pine.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