Program entity
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Perkinston, Mississippi · Public institution
- Address 51 Main Street, Perkinston, MS 39573
- Phone (866) 735-1122
- Website https://www.mgccc.edu/
- Tuition (in-state) $4,250
- Tuition (out-of-state) $7,850
- Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 72 (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
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College's Welding and Cutting Technology curriculum leads to a 30-credit certificate, a diploma (15 additional credits), and an Associate of Applied Science degree (15-17 further credits, four semesters total). Coursework covers SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, GTAW, plasma arc cutting, carbon arc cutting, and oxyfuel cutting, with advanced coursework in pipe welding. Training aligns with AWS entry-level welder standards (EG2.10-95 and QC10-95). The program is offered at five sites: Jackson County Campus, Perkinston Campus, George County Center, West Harrison County Center, and the Advanced Manufacturing and Technology Center.
- Processes taught SMAW/stick; GMAW/MIG; FCAW/flux-core; GTAW/TIG; pipe welding
- Credential types Certificate (30 credits); Diploma (+15 credits); Associate of Applied Science Degree (+15-17 credits)
- Program length Certificate: one year/two semesters; Diploma: +one semester; AAS: four semesters total
- Certifications prepped AWS entry-level welder standards (EG2.10-95, QC10-95)
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
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