Program entity

Montana State University Billings

Billings, Montana · Public institution

Address 1500 University Drive, Billings, MT 59101-0298
Phone (406) 657-2011
Website www.msubillings.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $7,280
Tuition (out-of-state) $22,897
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 21 (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

Montana State University Billings' City College offers a Welding and Metal Fabrication Technology program leading to an Associate of Applied Science or Certificate of Applied Science. Students train in TIG, arc, and MIG welding along with metal cutting, blueprint reading and design, CNC plasma table operation, and CAD, using individual welding booths, grinders, and CNC plasma tables. Core welding classes begin each fall semester, with general education courses available in spring and summer. The college cites recent graduate entry-level wages averaging $63,166 (2021-2024), above the state median of $51,280; program cost details are on the City College Cost of Attendance page.

Processes taught TIG/GTAW, arc/SMAW, MIG/GMAW
Credential types AAS; Certificate of Applied Science
Schedule Core welding classes begin fall semester; gen-ed available spring/summer
Facilities Individual welding booths, grinders, CNC plasma tables, CAD software

Source: https://www.msubillings.edu/citycollege/programs/ProgWelding.htm, 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