WeldingSchools.com
School campus

Louisville, KY

Is this your school?

Claim this school to update information and increase visibility.

Claim This School
Jefferson Community and Technical College logo

Jefferson Community and Technical College

School type: Community College

This school has 3 listed campus locations. Compare programs and confirmed locations.

Jefferson Community and Technical College offers Welding Technology education through an Associate in Applied Science degree, a Combination Welder diploma, and process-focused certificates. The current KCTCS curriculum combines classroom instruction with practical welding work in cutting, Stick, TIG, MIG, blueprint reading, certification laboratories, and optional advanced topics such as Flux-Core and pipe welding. The Technical Campus is identified as the home of the college's welding program, while the Shelby County Campus also publishes that it offers welding classes.

School-wide Programs

This is the school-wide program catalog. Confirmed locations are listed for each program; programs are not necessarily offered at every campus.

Descriptions, credentials, costs, and schedules are school-level program listings. Confirm current campus schedules, costs, and included fees with the school. Duration is shown in its listed units; credits and training hours are not calendar completion times.

Welding Technology - AAS

  • Credential: AAS
  • Program cost: Not listed
  • Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Flux-Core, Pipe, Fabrication, Performance
  • GI Bill: Eligible
  • Program Length: 60 credits
  • AWS Prep: Available

Schedule: Two years full-time; individual course times vary.

The Welding Technology AAS combines general education with shop and technical coursework. The 2026-27 plan… Read full description for Welding Technology - AAS

The Welding Technology AAS combines general education with shop and technical coursework. The 2026-27 plan includes cutting or oxy-fuel systems, Stick, TIG, MIG, blueprint reading, welding certification and certification lab, a practicum or co-op, and approved technical electives. Students build process knowledge and practical skills for joining, surfacing, and repairing weldable materials.

Confirmed at

Technical Campus — Louisville, KY
Availability sources

Combination Welder - Diploma

  • Credential: Diploma
  • Program cost: Not listed
  • Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Flux-Core, Pipe, Fabrication, Performance
  • Program Length: 48 credits
  • AWS Prep: Not listed
The Combination Welder diploma builds broad practical welding ability through cutting, Stick, TIG, MIG, blueprint reading, welding certification… Read full description for Combination Welder - Diploma

The Combination Welder diploma builds broad practical welding ability through cutting, Stick, TIG, MIG, blueprint reading, welding certification laboratories, and a practicum or co-op. The plan also includes approved welding electives, allowing additional process or fabrication study.

Confirmed at

Technical Campus — Louisville, KY
Availability sources

Gas Metal Arc Welder - Certificate

  • Credential: Certificate
  • Program cost: Not listed
  • Processes: MIG, Flux-Core, Fabrication
  • Program Length: 15 credits
  • AWS Prep: Not listed
This certificate combines cutting, MIG theory, fillet and groove laboratory work, and welding blueprint reading. The current plan permits a Flux-Core… Read full description for Gas Metal Arc Welder - Certificate

This certificate combines cutting, MIG theory, fillet and groove laboratory work, and welding blueprint reading. The current plan permits a Flux-Core laboratory option in place of one GMAW groove lab.

Confirmed at

Technical Campus — Louisville, KY
Availability sources

Gas Tungsten Arc Welder - Certificate

  • Credential: Certificate
  • Program cost: Not listed
  • Processes: TIG, Fabrication
  • Program Length: 17 credits
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

This certificate combines cutting, TIG theory, fillet and groove laboratories, and welding blueprint reading for focused GTAW skill development.

Confirmed at

Technical Campus — Louisville, KY
Availability sources

Production Line Welder - Certificate

  • Credential: Certificate
  • Program cost: Not listed
  • Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Fabrication
  • Program Length: 19 credits
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

This certificate develops production-oriented welding skills through cutting, Stick, TIG, and MIG theory and fillet laboratories.

Confirmed at

Technical Campus — Louisville, KY
Availability sources

SENSE Level 1 - Entry Welders - Certificate

  • Credential: Certificate
  • Program cost: Not listed
  • Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Fabrication
  • Program Length: 36 credits
  • AWS Prep: Available
This broad entry-welder certificate includes cutting, Stick fillet and groove work, TIG fillet and groove work, MIG fillet and groove work, and… Read full description for SENSE Level 1 - Entry Welders - Certificate

This broad entry-welder certificate includes cutting, Stick fillet and groove work, TIG fillet and groove work, MIG fillet and groove work, and welding blueprint reading. Jefferson's local program page identifies the credential as AWS National Skills Standards Level I.

Confirmed at

Technical Campus — Louisville, KY
Availability sources

Shielded Metal Arc Welder - Certificate

  • Credential: Certificate
  • Program cost: Not listed
  • Processes: Stick, Fabrication
  • Program Length: 17 credits
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

This certificate combines cutting, Stick theory, fillet and groove laboratory work, and welding blueprint reading for focused SMAW skill development.

Confirmed at

Technical Campus — Louisville, KY
Availability sources

Welder Helper General - Certificate

  • Credential: Certificate
  • Program cost: Not listed
  • Processes: Fabrication
  • Program Length: 5 credits
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

A five-credit helper certificate completed through Basic Welding B or paired welding-for-maintenance theory and laboratory courses.

Confirmed at

Technical Campus — Louisville, KY
Availability sources

GMAW Tack Welder - Certificate

  • Credential: Certificate
  • Program cost: Not listed
  • Processes: MIG, Fabrication
  • Program Length: 10 credits
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

A ten-credit MIG tack-welder certificate combining welding blueprint reading with GMAW theory and fillet-lab practice.

Confirmed at

Technical Campus — Louisville, KY
Availability sources

GTAW Tack Welder - Certificate

  • Credential: Certificate
  • Program cost: Not listed
  • Processes: TIG, Fabrication
  • Program Length: 10 credits
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

A ten-credit TIG tack-welder certificate combining welding blueprint reading with GTAW theory and fillet-lab practice.

Confirmed at

Technical Campus — Louisville, KY
Availability sources

SMAW Tack Welder - Certificate

  • Credential: Certificate
  • Program cost: Not listed
  • Processes: Stick, Fabrication
  • Program Length: 10 credits
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

A ten-credit Stick tack-welder certificate combining welding blueprint reading with SMAW theory and fillet-lab practice.

Confirmed at

Technical Campus — Louisville, KY
Availability sources

Contact this school

Send a message to learn about programs, schedules, and admissions.