Program entity

Moraine Park Technical College

Fond du Lac, Wisconsin · Public institution

Address 235 N National Avenue, Fond du Lac, WI 54936-1940
Phone (920) 929-2483
Website www.morainepark.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $4,819
Tuition (out-of-state) $7,084
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 67 (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

Moraine Park Technical College's Welding Diploma is a Technical Diploma of 29 credits completable in one year, offered at the Fond du Lac and West Bend campuses. Named processes are GMAW, GTAW, SMAW, and FCAW, along with thermal cutting and operating metal fabricating equipment; training includes hands-on work in a welding laboratory and an Introduction to Robotic Welding course. Financial aid is stated as available for associate degree and technical diploma programs of at least 2 semesters/28 credits, with FAFSA processing taking 4-5 weeks; 2023-24 costs are cited as $5,182.30 tuition/fees, $662 books/supplies, and $1,066 tools/supplies.

Processes taught MIG/GMAW; TIG/GTAW; SMAW/Stick; FCAW/Flux-core
Credential types Technical Diploma
Program length 1 year; 29 credits
Facilities Hands-on training in a welding laboratory; includes an Introduction to Robotic Welding course
Financial aid Financial aid available for programs of 2+ semesters/28+ credits; FAFSA processing 4-5 weeks; 2023-24 est. cost $5,182.30 tuition/fees plus $662 books/supplies and $1,066 tools/supplies

Source: https://www.morainepark.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