Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee, Wisconsin · Public institution
- Address 700 W State St, Milwaukee, WI 53233-1443
- Phone (414) 297-6282
- Website https://www.matc.edu/
- Tuition (in-state) $5,184
- Tuition (out-of-state) $7,427
- Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 33 (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.)
What this program covers
Milwaukee Area Technical College's Welding Technology program is a 2-year Associate Degree of 61 credits over four semesters, with an August/January start and in-person delivery at the Education Center at Walker's Square; a bilingual (Spanish) mode is also offered. The page states manual, semiautomatic, and automatic processes using oxy-fuel and arc processes are covered, along with computer-controlled cutting equipment and sensory-equipped welding robots. Advanced coursework applies welding codes toward becoming a Certified Associate Welding Inspector or Certified Welding Inspector (CWI), and the page cites a high first-time pass rate for MATC graduates taking the AWS CWI exam. General scholarship information is referenced but no program-specific financial aid figures are given.
- Credential types Associate Degree (2-year); Bilingual (Spanish) mode also offered
- Program length 61 credits; 4 semesters
- Schedule In-person; Start Dates: August/January; Education Center at Walker's Square
- Certifications prepped AWS Certified Welding Inspector (CWI); Certified Associate Welding Inspector
- Facilities Computer-controlled cutting equipment and sensory-equipped welding robots
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