Program entity

New River Community and Technical College

Beaver, West Virginia · Public institution

Address 280 University Drive, Beaver, WV 25813-8987
Phone (304) 929-5450
Website https://www.newriver.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $5,156
Tuition (out-of-state) $9,646
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 29 (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

New River Community and Technical College offers an Associate of Applied Science degree in Welding Technology (60-61 total program hours) covering SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, and FCAW, emphasizing structural, pipe, and fabrication welding in compliance with OSHA and AWS standards. The program is available at the Advanced Technology Center (Ghent) and the Greenbrier Valley Campus (Lewisburg). It is free-tuition eligible under WV Invests and Learn & Earn eligible for technical programs; related program options include Advanced Structural and Fabrication Welding, Welding Foundations, and a separate Welding Technology CAS.

Processes taught SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, FCAW, structural, pipe welding
Credential types Associate of Applied Science
Program length 60-61 total program hours
Certifications prepped AWS certifications
Facilities Advanced Technology Center (Ghent); Greenbrier Valley Campus (Lewisburg)
Financial aid WV Invests (free tuition eligible); Learn & Earn Eligible (Technical Programs)

Source: https://www.newriver.edu/, 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