Program entity

Casper College

Casper, Wyoming · Public institution

Address 125 College Drive, Casper, WY 82601-4699
Phone (307) 268-2100
Website https://www.caspercollege.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $4,470
Tuition (out-of-state) $10,770
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 11 (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

Casper College's Welding Technology program offers an Associate of Applied Science (2 years, 4 semesters, 60 credit hours) or a Certificate (1 year, 30 credit hours). It covers SMAW, OAC, GMAW, FCAW, and GTAW processes for ferrous and non-ferrous pipe welding, delivered on-campus with intensive laboratory hours. Training adheres to AWS D1.1 (structural steel), API 1104 (piping), and ASME Section IX (pressure vessel) codes, preparing students for AWS certifications. The program reports a 14:1 student-to-faculty ratio and average class size of 12. Federal grants and the Hathaway Scholarship are available.

Processes taught SMAW, OAC, GMAW, FCAW, GTAW (ferrous and non-ferrous pipe)
Credential types AAS in Welding Technology; Certificate in Welding Technology
Program length AAS: 2 years/4 semesters, 60 credit hours; Certificate: 1 year, 30 credit hours
Schedule on-campus, intensive laboratory hours
Certifications prepped AWS certifications; trains to AWS D1.1, API 1104, ASME Section IX codes
Facilities 14:1 student-to-faculty ratio, average class size of 12
Financial aid federal grants; Hathaway Scholarship

Source: https://www.caspercollege.edu/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