IPEDS ID 499954

Kentucky Welding Institute

Flemingsburg, Kentucky. In the 2023-24 award year this school reported 117 awards in the trades we track: welding.

Address: 1828 Maysville Road, Flemingsburg, KY 41041
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Website: www.kwi.us
Phone: (606) 849-9353
Type: Private for-profit, under 2-year
Accreditor: Accrediting Council for Continuing Education & Training
Federal student aid: Eligible (Title IV)
Undergrads (all programs): 143

Trade programs and graduates

Awards (certificates and degrees) conferred July 2023 to June 2024, first majors, as reported to IPEDS.

Trade	Program (CIP)	Award levels	Awards
Welding	Welding Technology/Welder (48.0508)	Certificate, 12 weeks to 1 year (3); Certificate, 1 to 2 years (114)	117

What it costs

Published charges for 2025-26, as reported to College Scorecard.

Tuition and fees, largest program (whole program)	$18,025
Cost of attendance, per program year (incl. living costs)	$32,485
Average net price after grants (aided students)	$24,051

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Outcomes

College Scorecard has no field-of-study earnings for this school's trade programs, usually because too few aided graduates were in the cohort to publish.

School-wide College Scorecard measures (all programs, and all campuses that share the federal aid ID):

Completion rate within 150% of normal time (first-time, full-time students, all programs): 90%

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Nearby schools with the same trades

Maysville Community and Technical College

12.9 mi

1755 U.S. Hwy 68, Maysville, KY · Public, 2-year

WELD 467
HVAC 162
ELEC 142
DSL 107
AUTO 79
IMT 45
CARP 44
CDL 36

Trade grads 2023-24: 1,082
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $4,872
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $35,741

Brown & Clermont Adult Career Campuses

40.8 mi

718 West Plane Street, Bethel, OH · Public, under 2-year

WELD 15

Trade grads 2023-24: 15
Largest program 2025-26: $19,285
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $40,646

Bluegrass Community and Technical College

48.9 mi

500 Newtown Pike, Lexington, KY · Public, 2-year

WELD 500
ELEC 494
IMT 342
AUTO 168
HVAC 112
CARP 65
DSL 28
CDL 3

Trade grads 2023-24: 1,712
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $4,952
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $41,266

Scioto County Career Technical Center

50.0 mi

951 Vern Riffe Drive, Lucasville, OH · Public, under 2-year

LINE 10
ELEC 6
IMT 5
WELD 3

Trade grads 2023-24: 24
Largest program 2025-26: $13,934
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $46,113

Ashland Community and Technical College

59.2 mi

1400 College Drive, Ashland, KY · Public, 2-year

ELEC 248
WELD 181
CDL 114
DSL 105
IMT 43
HVAC 35
AUTO 23

Trade grads 2023-24: 749
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $4,872
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $36,830

Gateway Community and Technical College

59.7 mi

500 Technology Way, Florence, KY · Public, 2-year

ELEC 319
AUTO 265
WELD 192
DSL 190
IMT 115
CDL 106
HVAC 69
PLMB 7

Trade grads 2023-24: 1,263
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $4,872
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $41,002

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Sources: IPEDS Completions 2023-24 (C2024_A) and Directory (HD2024), NCES; College Scorecard institution data (2025-26 charges, released Nov 2, 2026) and field-of-study data (Oct 15, 2026); FMCSA Training Provider Registry (as of 2026-11-02); BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Checked 2026-11-02. IPEDS unit ID 499954. How we build this list.