Program entity
· AWS ATF co-located
Western Dakota Technical College
Rapid City, South Dakota · Public institution
- Address 800 Mickelson Dr, Rapid City, SD 57703-4018
- Phone (605) 718-2400
- Website https://www.wdt.edu/
- Tuition (in-state) $8,294
- Tuition (out-of-state) $8,294
- Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 30 (latest reported year)
- AWS ATF co-located Yes (Matched AWS ATF facility city+state (Rapid City, SD) against the AWS ATF Domestic Site Listing PDF (6.25.2025).)
Program details
What this program covers
Western Dakota Technical College offers a Welding and Fabrication AAS degree (63 credit hours, 18 months) and a diploma option (9 months), providing training in welding and fabricating processes commonly used regionally in construction, energy, manufacturing, and repair industries. The program includes two welding and fabrication labs.
- Credential types AAS degree, diploma
- Program length AAS 63 credit hours/18 months; diploma 9 months
- Facilities two welding and fabrication labs
- Financial aid Federal Title IV Financial Assistance, Build Dakota Scholarships, WDTC Foundation 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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