Program entity

Fort Peck Community College

Poplar, Montana · Public institution

Address 605 Indian Street, Poplar, MT 59255-0398
Phone (406) 768-6300
Website www.fpcc.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $2,250
Tuition (out-of-state) $2,250
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 3 (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

Fort Peck Community College's catalog lists a Welding Technician Certificate of Applied Science (37 total credit hours: 9 general education plus 28 welding-specific), a one-year certificate program providing entry-level welding skills. Coursework covers welding safety and theory, basic welding and cutting processes, and fabrication/layout of metal fit-up and design, following NCCER standards and aligning with AWS SENSE standards and guidelines; graduates are eligible to sit for AWS certification tests. The program targets entry-level and apprenticeship roles in welding shops, construction, pipelines, and fabrication shops. Schedule and facilities details are not stated on the page.

Credential types Certificate of Applied Science in Welding Technician; also offered as Certificate of Technical Studies
Program length 37 credit hours (9 general education + 28 welding); one-year program
Certifications prepped Eligible for AWS certification tests; follows NCCER standards; aligns with AWS SENSE standards

Source: https://fpcc.smartcatalogiq.com/en/2025-2027/2025-2027-fpcc-catalog/certificate-of-applied-science/welding-technician, 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