Metropolitan Community College Area
Omaha, Nebraska · Public institution
- Address 30th & Fort Street, Omaha, NE 68111-1610
- Phone (531) 622-2400
- Website https://www.mccneb.edu/
- Tuition (in-state) $3,375
- Tuition (out-of-state) $4,950
- Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 52 (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
Metropolitan Community College (Omaha) offers an Associate in Applied Science in Welding Technology plus career certificates in Gas Metal Arc Welding, Gas Tungsten Arc Welding, Pipe Welding, and Shielded Metal Arc Welding, along with Certificates of Achievement in Manufacturing, Pipe, and Structural specializations and an Introductory Welding Pathway. Students must supply personal protective equipment including auto-darkening welding helmets, safety glasses, leather protective gear, and a handheld grinder with cutting and grinding wheels each quarter. Seven instructors staff the program, led by Program Coordinator Chris Beaty; financial aid, scholarships, and payment options are available through standard student services.
- Processes taught GMAW, GTAW, pipe welding, SMAW
- Credential types AAS in Welding Technology; career certificates (GMAW, GTAW, Pipe Welding, SMAW); Certificates of Achievement (Manufacturing, Pipe, Structural); Introductory Welding Pathway
- Schedule Course search organized by quarter
- Facilities Students must provide own PPE and a handheld grinder each quarter
- Financial aid Financial aid, scholarships, and payment options available
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