Program entity

North Central Texas College

Gainesville, Texas · Public institution

Address 1525 W California Street, Gainesville, TX 76240-4699
Phone (940) 668-7731
Website https://www.nctc.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $3,600
Tuition (out-of-state) $5,739
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 34 (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

North Central Texas College offers a Basic Welding Level I Workforce Certificate (one 16-week semester), a Welding Technology Certificate (42 weeks), and a Welding Technology AAS degree (two years), delivered through a mix of face-to-face, hybrid, and online classes. The program covers work with aluminum, stainless steel, and mild metals for manufacturing, oil field, product design, farming, and ranching applications, and is offered at the Bowie, Gainesville, or Graham campuses. The page mentions preparation for entry-level to advanced welding positions, including underwater welding, decorative metalwork, and automotive welding.

Credential types Basic Welding Level I Workforce Certificate; Welding Technology Certificate; Welding Technology AAS
Program length Basic Certificate: one 16-week semester; Welding Technology Certificate: 42 weeks; AAS: two years
Schedule Mix of face-to-face, hybrid, and online classes
Facilities Offered at Bowie, Gainesville, or Graham campuses

Source: https://www.nctc.edu/programs/cte/industrial-tech/welding/, retrieved 2026-08-05

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