Program entity

South Central College

North Mankato, Minnesota · Public institution

Address 1920 Lee Blvd, North Mankato, MN 56003-1920
Phone (507) 389-7200
Website southcentral.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $6,146
Tuition (out-of-state) $6,146
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 26 (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

South Central College offers a Welding Certificate, a Welding and Machining Technology Diploma, and an Advanced Welding Certificate at its Faribault and North Mankato campuses, with fall and spring start dates. The program uses recently renovated labs with industrial welding equipment and prepares students for American Welding Society certificates. Welding students are eligible for a scholarship from Metallica's All Within My Hands foundation, administered with the American Association of Community Colleges; 89.7% of available FY24 graduates were placed in related occupations.

Credential types Welding Certificate; Welding and Machining Technology Diploma; Advanced Welding Certificate
Schedule Fall and spring start dates
Certifications prepped American Welding Society (AWS) certificates (specific names not detailed)
Facilities Recently renovated labs with industrial welding equipment
Financial aid Metallica's "All Within My Hands" foundation scholarship (via American Association of Community Colleges) for welding students

Source: https://southcentral.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