Program entity

Lurleen B Wallace Community College

Andalusia, Alabama · Public institution

Address 1000 Dannelly Blvd., Andalusia, AL 36420-1224
Phone (334) 222-6591
Website https://www.lbwcc.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $5,190
Tuition (out-of-state) $9,060
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 98 (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

Lurleen B. Wallace Community College's welding program offers an Associate in Applied Science Degree in Welding, a Short Certificate in Consumable Arc Welding, and a Short Certificate in Basic SMAW and Cutting. Instruction covers shielded metal arc welding, gas tungsten arc welding, visual inspection, and blueprint reading, at the MacArthur Campus and Luverne Center. The page states graduates earn "nationally-recognized certifications" without naming them.

Processes taught SMAW/stick, GTAW/TIG
Credential types AAS; Short Certificate (Consumable Arc Welding); Short Certificate (Basic SMAW and Cutting)
Facilities MacArthur Campus; Luverne Center

Source: https://www.lbwcc.edu/programs/career-technical-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