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KWI

Kentucky Welding Institute

Flemingsburg, Kentucky Private for-profit Less than 2-year Remote rural area

Overview

Located in Flemingsburg, Kentucky, Kentucky Welding Institute is a private for-profit career and technical school. Its campus is in a remote rural area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 143 students.

Kentucky Welding Institute offers certificates across 1 program, the largest being Welding Technology. It awarded 138 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 91% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 11 to 1.

Mission

The Mission of The Kentucky Welding Institute is to to glorify God by being faithful stewards of all that He has entrusted to us. To have a positive impact on the students we train, ensuring they are ready to enter the workforce and become contributing members of society.

Mission statement as reported by Kentucky Welding Institute

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
143
Students enrolled
91%
First-year retention
138
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
1
Programs and majors
11:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Campus

Program levels

Certificate

Programs and majors offered 1

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Precision Production 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
91%
Student-to-faculty ratio
11:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Certificates under 1 year
2
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
136

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
143
Undergraduates, fall 2024
143
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
259
Full-time, 2024-25
100%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
6%
Men
94%
White
92%
Hispanic or Latino
4%
Black or African American
1%
Two or more races
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
0%

Campus and services

Setting
Remote rural area
Academic calendar
Differs by program
Director of Education/CEO
Robert Pease

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