Program entity

Great Plains Technology Center

Lawton, Oklahoma · Public institution

Address 4500 SW Lee Blvd, Lawton, OK 73505-8399
Phone (580) 355-6371
Website www.greatplains.edu/
Tuition (in-state) Not available
Tuition (out-of-state) Not available
Program total cost $5,349
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 11 (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

Great Plains Technology Center's Combination Welder program, under Skilled Trades & Industrial Technology, teaches SMAW, FCAW, and GTAW techniques plus oxyfuel cutting, and may be taken as a half-day session (morning or afternoon) or full-day for adults wanting to accelerate. Students can pursue Oklahoma Welder Certification, OSHA 10, forklift certification, and process-specific credentials (flux cored, gas metal, gas tungsten, shielded metal arc welder). The program is approved for federal financial aid and scholarships are noted as available.

Processes taught SMAW, FCAW, GTAW/TIG
Credential types Career program leading to industry certifications
Schedule Half-day (morning or afternoon) or full-day accelerated option for adults
Certifications prepped Oklahoma Welder Certification; OSHA 10; forklift certification; flux cored/gas metal/gas tungsten/shielded metal arc welder credentials
Financial aid Approved for Federal Financial Aid; scholarships available for qualifying students

Source: https://greatplains.edu/combination-welder, 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