Program entity
Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest
Newbern, Tennessee · Public institution
- Address 340 Washington St, Newbern, TN 38059
- Phone (731) 627-2511
- Website https://www.tcatnorthwest.edu/
- Tuition (in-state) Not available
- Tuition (out-of-state) Not available
- Program total cost $4,620
- 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 Northwest's Welding Technology program is a full-time/part-time, 12-month, 1,296 clock-hour program leading to a Combination Welder diploma, with certificate options at Gas Metal Arc Welder (432 hours), Shielded Metal Arc Welder (864 hours), and Gas Tungsten Arc Welder (1,066 hours). Instruction covers flux cored arc, gas metal arc, gas tungsten arc, and shielded metal arc welding, offered in Day and Night formats. Total tuition/fees are $4,620 with $1,585 in textbook/supplies costs, at five locations: the Newbern Main Campus plus Covington, Union City, Lake County, and Ripley branch campuses. A recent news item noted the program's 2026 expansion to the Ripley campus.
- Processes taught FCAW, GMAW, GTAW, SMAW
- Credential types Certificate, Diploma (Combination Welder)
- Program length 12 months, 1,296 clock hours
- Schedule Day, Night
- Facilities Main Campus (Newbern), Covington, Union City, Lake County, Ripley
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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