Program entity

Western Nebraska Community College

Scottsbluff, Nebraska · Public institution

Address 1601 East 27th Street, Scottsbluff, NE 69361-1899
Phone (308) 635-3606
Website www.wncc.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $3,840
Tuition (out-of-state) $4,410
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 12 (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

Western Nebraska Community College's Welding Technology Diploma is designed to be completed in 45 weeks at a cost of $6,945, per the college's Gainful Employment Disclosure. The college also offers a Welding Technology Advanced Welding Certificate designed to be completed in 15 weeks at a cost of $3,845. Neither disclosure page states specific welding processes, required courses, or industry certifications; the program is not tied to state licensure. The sitemap also lists Agriculture Welder Certificate and Basic Welding Certificate PDF disclosures that were not individually retrieved.

Credential types Welding Technology Diploma; Advanced Welding Certificate; (sitemap also references Agriculture Welder Certificate and Basic Welding Certificate)
Program length Diploma: 45 weeks ($6,945); Advanced Welding Certificate: 15 weeks ($3,845)
Financial aid Diploma $6,945; Advanced Welding Certificate $3,845 (per Gainful Employment Disclosure)

Source: https://www.wncc.edu/about-wncc/about-pdfs/ge-templates/welding-technology-diploma.pdf; https://www.wncc.edu/about-wncc/about-pdfs/ge-templates/welding-technology-advanced-welding-certificate.pdf, 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