Program entity

Nicolet Area Technical College

Rhinelander, Wisconsin · Public institution

Address 5364 College Drive, Rhinelander, WI 54501-0518
Phone (715) 365-4410
Website https://www.nicoletcollege.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $4,793
Tuition (out-of-state) $7,066
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 15 (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

Nicolet Area Technical College's Welding offerings include Technical Certificates in Gas Metal Arc Welding and Shielded Metal Arc Welding, and Technical Diplomas in Metal Fabrication, Welding, and Welding/Maintenance & Fabrication. The page states a welder credential can be completed "in a year or less," with monthly start dates and self-paced ("at your pace") study, plus Credit for Prior Learning to potentially shorten time and cost. A cost comparison on the page cites $4,600 at Nicolet College versus $23,000 at a specialty school for a technical diploma; no specific third-party certification prep (e.g., AWS, NCCER) or facility details are named.

Processes taught MIG/GMAW; SMAW/Stick
Credential types Technical Certificate; Technical Diploma
Program length A year or less
Schedule Monthly start dates; self-paced
Financial aid Cost comparison cited: $4,600 at Nicolet College vs. $23,000 at a specialty school; Credit for Prior Learning available

Source: https://www.nicoletcollege.edu/programs-degrees/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