Program entity

Knox County Career Center

Mount Vernon, Ohio · Public institution

Address 308 Martinsburg Rd, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
Phone (740) 393-2933
Website https://www.knoxtechnicalcenter.com/
Tuition (in-state) Not available
Tuition (out-of-state) Not available
Program total cost $17,672
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 10 (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

Knox County Career Center's welding certification program totals 685 hours over 10 months, meeting Monday through Thursday from 5:00pm to 9:30pm, at the Main Campus in Mount Vernon, Ohio. Instruction covers SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, and GTAW. Students are eligible for American Welding Society (AWS) certifications. The program is approved by the Ohio Department of Higher Education and accredited by the Commission of the Council on Occupational Education, with Federal Financial Aid, grants, and scholarships noted as available. Class orientation begins August 24, 2026.

Processes taught SMAW (stick), GMAW (MIG), FCAW (flux-core), GTAW (TIG)
Credential types Certification (AWS-eligible)
Program length 685 hours over 10 months
Schedule Monday-Thursday, 5:00pm-9:30pm
Certifications prepped American Welding Society (AWS) certifications
Facilities Main Campus, 308 Martinsburg Road, Mount Vernon, Ohio
Financial aid Federal Financial Aid, grants, and scholarships noted as available

Source: https://www.knoxtechnicalcenter.com/, 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