Flathead Valley Community College
Kalispell, Montana · Public institution
- Address 777 Grandview Dr, Kalispell, MT 59901
- Phone (406) 756-3822
- Website www.fvcc.edu/
- Tuition (in-state) $4,912
- Tuition (out-of-state) $11,659
- Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 19 (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.)
What this program covers
Flathead Valley Community College offers three welding credentials: an AAS and a Certificate of Applied Science in Welding and Fabrication Technology, and a Certificate of Technical Studies in Welding Technology. AAS/CAS graduates qualify for AWS D1.1 Limited Thickness, Unlimited Thickness, and Pipe certifications; CTS graduates qualify for SMAW 2G or 3G limited-thickness certification and must earn at least two American Welding qualifications through the WLDG 185 course. Admission requires a math placement score of 55+ (Level 1) or a C- or better in M065 or equivalent. Instruction is described as hands-on with one-on-one support and program fees noted as higher than average; graduates work in fabrication, manufacturing, steel construction, nondestructive testing, weld inspection, mining, energy, and bridge construction.
- Processes taught SMAW, pipe welding
- Credential types AAS in Welding and Fabrication Technology; Certificate of Applied Science in Welding and Fabrication Technology; Certificate of Technical Studies in Welding Technology
- Certifications prepped AWS D1.1 Limited Thickness, Unlimited Thickness, and Pipe certifications (AAS/CAS); SMAW 2G/3G limited thickness (CTS)
- Financial aid Program fees noted as higher than average
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