Northcentral Technical College
Wausau, Wisconsin · Public institution
- Address 1000 Campus Dr, Wausau, WI 54401-1899
- Phone (715) 675-3331
- Website www.ntc.edu/
- Tuition (in-state) $4,889
- Tuition (out-of-state) $7,132
- Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 140 (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
Northcentral Technical College offers a Welding Fabrication & Robotics Associate Degree of 64 credits (about two years/four semesters), alongside separate Technical Diplomas in FCAW, GMAW, GTAW, SMAW, general Welding, and Welding Robotic Operation, plus an Industrial Laser Operator-Welding Certificate, per the site's program listings. Named processes in the associate degree include GMAW (short circuit, spray, pulsed spray, stainless, sheet metal), SMAW (E7018, E6010/E7018), FCAW, and GTAW (carbon steel, stainless, aluminum, and pipe and tubing), plus thermal cutting and robotic welding using equipment described as a "Welding Co-bot" and a robotic CNC laser cutter. Financial aid is listed as available, with an approximate program cost of $14,484 and a cited starting salary range of $35,360-$39,650.
- Processes taught MIG/GMAW; TIG/GTAW; SMAW/Stick; FCAW/Flux-core; pipe welding
- Credential types Associate Degree; Technical Diploma; Certificate
- Program length 64 credits; approximately two years (four semesters)
- Facilities Welding Co-bot; robotic CNC laser cutter
- Financial aid Financial Aid: Available; approximate program cost $14,484
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