Program entity

Waukesha County Technical College

Pewaukee, Wisconsin · Public institution

Address 800 Main Street, Pewaukee, WI 53072-4601
Phone (262) 691-5566
Website https://www.wctc.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $4,872
Tuition (out-of-state) $7,115
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 52 (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

Waukesha County Technical College's Welding Technician program is a 19-credit technical diploma completed in about one year, with August and January start dates and day and evening course offerings. Instruction covers gas metal arc/flux core arc welding techniques plus oxy-fuel, plasma, and air carbon arc cutting, using Lincoln welders. WCTC also lists separate Welding apprenticeship and Metal Fabrication/Welding-Advanced associate degree programs. Financial aid, loans, and scholarships are noted as available.

Processes taught GMAW/FCAW techniques; oxy-fuel cutting, plasma cutting, air carbon arc cutting
Credential types Technical Diploma (Welding Technician); also a Welding apprenticeship and an Advanced Associate Degree in Metal Fabrication/Welding are listed
Program length 19 credits, approximately one year
Schedule Day and evening
Facilities Uses Lincoln welders in labs
Financial aid Financial aid loans and scholarships available

Source: https://www.wctc.edu/, 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