Great Falls College Montana State University
Great Falls, Montana · Public institution
- Address 2100 16th Ave S, Great Falls, MT 59405
- Phone (406) 268-3700
- Website https://www.gfcmsu.edu/
- Tuition (in-state) $4,028
- Tuition (out-of-state) $12,911
- Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 62 (latest reported year)
- AWS ATF co-located Yes (Matched AWS ATF facility city+state (Great Falls, MT) against the AWS ATF Domestic Site Listing PDF (6.25.2025).)
What this program covers
Great Falls College Montana State University offers Welding Technology & Fabrication as a one-year Certificate of Applied Science or a two-year Associate of Applied Science, delivered onsite. Students train in Shielded Metal Arc Welding, Gas Metal Arc Welding, Gas Tungsten Arc Welding, and Flux-Cored Arc Welding, with coursework aligned to American Welding Society outcomes and recognized by both AWS and the Canadian Welding Bureau. The program notes limited enrollment with small class sizes, blueprint reading and CAD coursework, and application deadlines (applications open February 13, 2026; priority deadline May 15, 2026); cost estimates are available through the academic catalog's Estimate Cost tool.
- Processes taught SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, FCAW
- Credential types Certificate of Applied Science (1 year); Associate of Applied Science (2 years)
- Program length CAS: about 1 year; AAS: 2 years
- Schedule Onsite delivery only
- Certifications prepped Aligned to AWS outcomes; recognized by AWS and Canadian Welding Bureau (CWB)
- Facilities Limited enrollment, small class sizes
- Financial aid Financial aid referenced; Estimate Cost tool via academic catalog
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