Program entity
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro
Murfreesboro, Tennessee · Public institution
- Address 1303 Old Fort Pky, Murfreesboro, TN 37129-3311
- Phone (615) 898-8010
- Website www.tcatmurfreesboro.edu/
- Tuition (in-state) Not available
- Tuition (out-of-state) Not available
- Program total cost $7,259
- Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 28 (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 Murfreesboro's Welding Technology program offers certificates and diplomas over 12 months (day) or 16 months (night). Instruction covers electric arc, oxy-acetylene, TIG, and MIG welding on steel, stainless steel, aluminum, and other alloys. Day classes run Monday-Friday 7:45am-2:30pm; night classes run Monday-Thursday 3:30pm-9:30pm. Certification options include Gas Metal Arc Welding, Shielded Metal Arc Welder, and Gas Tungsten Arc Welder (each 432 hours) plus a Combination Welder Diploma (1,296 hours). Total tuition/fees are $4,923 with $1,436 in textbook/supplies costs, at the Murfreesboro and Smyrna campuses.
- Processes taught electric arc, oxy-acetylene, TIG, MIG
- Credential types Certificate, Diploma
- Program length 12 months day / 16 months night; 1,296 clock hours total
- Schedule Day (M-F 7:45am-2:30pm); Night (M-Th 3:30pm-9:30pm)
- Facilities Murfreesboro and Smyrna campuses
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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