Program entity

Madison Area Technical College

Madison, Wisconsin · Public institution

Address 1701 Wright Street, Madison, WI 53704-2599
Phone (608) 246-6100
Website madisoncollege.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $4,977
Tuition (out-of-state) $7,255
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 72 (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

Madison College offers a Welding Technical Diploma requiring 30 credits, completable in one year, delivered 100% in person with a full-time option. Named processes include Basic Arc/SMAW, GMAW/MIG, GTAW/TIG, FCAW, and oxy-fuel welding and thermal cutting, with pipe welding described as part of preparing students for all welding positions. Welds are made following American Welding Society (AWS) codes and procedures. The program is offered at the Truax and Fort Atkinson campuses, with financial aid noted as available and an estimated cost of $6,893.60.

Processes taught SMAW/Stick; MIG/GMAW; TIG/GTAW; FCAW/Flux-core; pipe welding
Credential types Technical Diploma
Program length 30 credits; 1 year
Schedule 100% in person; full-time option available
Facilities Offered at Truax and Fort Atkinson campuses; Fort Atkinson has a dedicated welding and metal fabrication space
Financial aid Financial aid available; estimated program cost $6,893.60

Source: https://madisoncollege.edu/academics/programs/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