Program entity
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson
Jackson, Tennessee · Public institution
- Address 2468 Technology Center Drive, Jackson, TN 38301
- Phone Not published
- Website www.tcatjackson.edu/
- Tuition (in-state) Not available
- Tuition (out-of-state) Not available
- Program total cost $4,119
- Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 61 (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
TCAT Jackson's Welding Technology program offers Shielded Metal Arc Welder (432), Gas Metal Arc Welder (864), and Gas Tungsten Arc Welder (1296) certificates plus a Combination Welder (1296) diploma. Instruction covers MIG, TIG, and stick welding plus oxy-fuel and other cutting processes on mild carbon steel, stainless steel, and aluminum, described as workforce-ready in months. The program offers full-time day sections at the Main Campus, Whiteville, Stanton, and Lexington Extension campuses, plus one evening section at Chester County High School.
- Processes taught MIG, TIG, stick, oxy-fuel cutting
- Credential types Shielded Metal Arc Welder 432 Certificate, Gas Metal Arc Welder 864 Certificate, Gas Tungsten Arc Welder 1296 Certificate, Combination Welder 1296 Diploma
- Schedule Full Time (Day); one Part Time (Night) section at Chester County High School
- Facilities Main Campus, Whiteville, Stanton, and Lexington Extension Campuses; Chester County High School (evening)
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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