Program entity

Franklin Technology Center Adult Education

Joplin, Missouri · Public institution

Address 810 S. Wall Avenue, Joplin, MO 64801
Phone Not published
Website www.franklintechnologycenter.com/
Tuition (in-state) Not available
Tuition (out-of-state) Not available
Program total cost $14,011
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 5 (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

Franklin Technology Center Adult Education's welding certificate program is 600 clock hours (about 9 months), meeting Monday-Thursday 5-10pm plus five hybrid hours weekly at the Extension Campus in Joplin, MO. Curriculum covers GMAW, GTAW, SMAW, and FCAW, preparing students for AWS certification testing. The program is WIOA-approved and eligible for the Fast Track Workforce Incentive Grant, FAFSA, and financing options; total stated cost is $11,356.

Processes taught GMAW (MIG), GTAW (TIG), SMAW (stick), FCAW
Credential types certificate (600 clock hours)
Program length approximately 9 months, 600 clock hours
Schedule Monday-Thursday, 5pm-10pm, plus 5 hybrid hours/week
Certifications prepped AWS certification testing
Facilities Franklin Technology Center Extension Campus, 2220 S. Indiana Ave, Joplin, MO 64804
Financial aid Fast Track Workforce Incentive Grant; WIOA-approved; FAFSA/Federal Student Aid; financing options

Source: https://www.franklintechnologycenter.com/ (redirects to https://ftcadulted.joplinschools.org/), 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