Alaska Vocational Technical Center is a Less than 2-year, public school located in Seward, Alaska. Its published tuition & fees of Welding Technology / Welder program, which is the largest program at the school, is $4,736 for the academic year 2023-2024.

A total of 202 students are attending the school and its graduation rate is 86%. Alaska Vocational Technical Center has 9 vocational programs.


Largest Programs Costs and Completion Time

The largest program at Alaska Vocational Technical Center is Welding Technology / Welder and its 2024 tuition & fees are $4,736. For reference, the average tuition for the Welding Technology / Welder program of all trade schools in the United States is $10,695.

The following table shows the largest program information including tuition, books and supplies costs, program length, and average completion time.

2024 Costs and Completion Information of Largest Programs
Program NameTuition & FeesBooks & SuppliesProgram LengthsAvg. Completion Time
Welding Technology / Welder $4,736 $8,048 1,080 Hours 10 Months
National Average $10,695 - 753 Hours 9.71 Months
Diesel Mechanics Technology / Technician $4,736 $7,516 1,080 Hours 10 Months
National Average $25,492 - 816 Hours 13.87 Months
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management / Manager $3,308 $3,658 630 Hours 5 Months
National Average $8,587 - 316 Hours 7.50 Months
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science $4,736 $1,809 1,260 Hours 10 Months
National Average $8,424 - 604 Hours 9.00 Months
Information Science / Studies $4,736 $4,550 1,340 Hours 10 Months
National Average - - 1,080 Hours 10.50 Months
Industrial Electronics Technology / Technician $4,736 $3,850 1,080 Hours 10 Months
National Average $23,201 - 614 Hours 14.25 Months

2024 Average Costs of Attendance

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average tuition & fees are $4,736 at Alaska Vocational Technical Center. The typical cost for purchasing books and supplies for programs is $8,048. The total cost of attendance is $26,854 when a student lives on-campus and $34,872 when a student lives off-campus.

2024 Average Costs of Attendance
Living On-CampusLiving Off-Campus
Tuition & Fees$4,736$4,736
Books & Supplies$8,048$8,048
Room & Board$11,695$19,000
Other Living Expenses$2,375$3,088
Total Cost of Attendace (COA)$26,854$34,872
1The tuition & fees are based on out-of-state rates.

Vocational Programs Information

Total Number of Vocational Programs
Less than 12 Weeks Cert.1 Year Cert.1-2 Years Cert.2-4 Years Cert.
Online ProgramsNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall ProgramsNOT OFFERED36NOT OFFERED

Alaska Vocational Technical Center offers 9 certificate and vocational programs through 1-year certificate and 2-Years Certificate programs. All certificate programs are conducted on-site education.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree programs.

List of Vocational Programs at Alaska Vocational Technical Center

Less than 12 Weeks Cert.1 Year Cert.1-2 Years Cert.2-4 Years Cert.
Information Science/StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12 NOT OFFERED
Less than 12 Weeks Cert.1 Year Cert.1-2 Years Cert.2-4 Years Cert.
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/ManagerNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8 NOT OFFERED
Less than 12 Weeks Cert.1 Year Cert.1-2 Years Cert.2-4 Years Cert.
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Construction Engineering Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED 9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Less than 12 Weeks Cert.1 Year Cert.1-2 Years Cert.2-4 Years Cert.
Maritime StudiesNOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Less than 12 Weeks Cert.1 Year Cert.1-2 Years Cert.2-4 Years Cert.
Industrial Electronics Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12 NOT OFFERED
Diesel Mechanics Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13 NOT OFFERED
Less than 12 Weeks Cert.1 Year Cert.1-2 Years Cert.2-4 Years Cert.
Welding Technology/WelderNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 19 NOT OFFERED
Less than 12 Weeks Cert.1 Year Cert.1-2 Years Cert.2-4 Years Cert.
Welding Technology/WelderNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 19 NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 15 NOT OFFERED

Important Statistics for Prospective Students

The graduation rate at Alaska Vocational Technical Center is 86%. The students to faculty ratio is 12 to 1 an the retention rate is 85%.

Key Academics Stats
Graduation Rate86%
Retention Rate85%(full-time), 78% (part-time)
Student to Faculty Ratio12 to 1
Student Population202 Students
Number of Faculties24 Faculties
Number of Staffs66 Staffs

On-Campus Student Services

Alaska Vocational Technical Center provides a number of student services including academic/career counseling services, employment services for students, Placement services for completers.

On-Campus Student Services
Academic/career counseling serviceYes
Employment services for studentsYes
Placement services for completersYes
On-campus day care for students' childrenNo
Library facilities at institutionVarious Library Facilities Provided

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