Program entity · AWS ATF co-located

Cincinnati State Technical and Community College

Cincinnati, Ohio · Public institution

Address 3520 Central Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45223-2690
Phone (513) 569-1500
Website www.cincinnatistate.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $5,517
Tuition (out-of-state) $10,044
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 19 (latest reported year)
AWS ATF co-located Yes (Matched AWS ATF facility city+state (Cincinnati, OH) against the AWS ATF Domestic Site Listing PDF (6.25.2025).)

Program details

What this program covers

Cincinnati State's Welding (WLD) program is an Associate of Applied Science degree totaling 61 credits over 6 semesters (about 2 years). Instruction covers oxyacetylene welding, oxyfuel cutting, SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, and GTAW, plus metal fabrication, visual inspection, and blueprint reading. Students prepare for AWS Welding certifications and an OSHA 10 General Industry Safety certification. Separate Welding Certificate (WLDC) and Basic Welding Certificate (BWC) options are also offered.

Processes taught Oxyacetylene welding (OAW), oxyfuel cutting (OFC), SMAW (stick), GMAW (MIG), FCAW (flux-core), GTAW (TIG)
Credential types Associate of Applied Science (AAS); also separate Welding Certificate (WLDC) and Basic Welding Certificate (BWC)
Program length 61 total credits across 6 semesters (approximately 2 years)
Certifications prepped AWS Welding certifications; OSHA 10 General Industry Safety certification

Source: https://www.cincinnatistate.edu/academics/degree-certificate/welding-wld/, 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