Program entity
· AWS ATF co-located
Mitchell Technical College
Mitchell, South Dakota · Public institution
- Address 1800 E. Spruce Street, Mitchell, SD 57301
- Phone (605) 995-3025
- Website https://mitchelltech.edu/
- Tuition (in-state) $7,524
- Tuition (out-of-state) $7,524
- Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 2 (latest reported year)
- AWS ATF co-located Yes (Matched AWS ATF facility city+state (Mitchell, SD) against the AWS ATF Domestic Site Listing PDF (6.25.2025).)
Program details
What this program covers
Mitchell Technical College's Welding Engineering Technology program offers a certificate (2 semesters), a diploma (1 year), and an AAS degree (4 semesters), covering gas metal arc welding, gas tungsten arc welding (both on steel and aluminum), robotic welding, laser and plasma cutting, and non-destructive testing. The college states this is South Dakota's only collegiate program with a Level III Non-Destructive Testing instructor, and prepares students for AWS code-based welding qualification testing and OSHA 10 General certification.
- Processes taught GMAW, GTAW, robotic welding, laser cutting, plasma cutting
- Credential types certificate, diploma, AAS degree
- Program length certificate 2 semesters; diploma 1 year; AAS 4 semesters
- Certifications prepped AWS code-based welding qualification testing, OSHA 10 General, NDT Level III certification
- Facilities labs with gas metal/tungsten arc welding stations, robotic welding equipment, CNC machining, laser/plasma cutting systems
- Financial aid Jack & Donna Steele Family Scholarship, Graves Family Scholarship, Learn Your Trade Scholarship, Osterhaus and Thomsen endowed scholarships
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
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