Program entity

East Central College

Union, Missouri · Public institution

Address 1964 Prairie Dell Rd, Union, MO 63084
Phone (636) 584-6500
Website www.eastcentral.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $4,272
Tuition (out-of-state) $7,680
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 40 (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

East Central College's welding program, based at the Business and Industry Center on the Union campus, offers an AAS (two years), a Certificate of Achievement, and a 16-week Certificate of Specialization worth 22 college credit hours. Processes taught include SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, oxy-fuel welding and cutting, FCAW, and plasma arc cutting. The accelerated track meets four days or evenings weekly, and students pursue an AWS SENSE 1 certificate proctored during capstone courses. Financial aid options named include Federal Pell Grants, the A+ Scholarship Program, ECC Scholarships, WIOA, Veteran's funding, and Vocational Rehabilitation funding.

Processes taught SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, oxy-fuel (OFW/OFC), FCAW, plasma arc cutting (PAC)
Credential types AAS degree, Certificate of Achievement, Certificate of Specialization
Program length AAS: two years; Certificate of Specialization: 16 weeks / 22 credit hours
Schedule Accelerated track meets 4 days or evenings weekly
Certifications prepped AWS SENSE 1 certificate
Facilities Welding lab in the Business and Industry Center, Union campus
Financial aid Federal Pell Grants; A+ Scholarship Program; ECC Scholarships; WIOA; Veteran's funding; Vocational Rehabilitation funding

Source: https://www.eastcentral.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