Program entity

Lewis-Clark State College

Lewiston, Idaho · Public institution

Address 500 8th Ave, Lewiston, ID 83501-2698
Phone (208) 792-5272
Website www.lcsc.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $7,610
Tuition (out-of-state) $22,028
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 10 (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

Lewis-Clark State College's Welding Technology program offers three credentials: an Associate in Applied Science (70 credits), an Advanced Technical Certificate (58 credits), and a Technical Certificate (30 credits). Training covers SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, GTAW, oxy-acetylene cutting, brazing, and plasma arc cutting, with experience in both structural and pipe welding. Students train to international standards set by the American Welding Society, with coursework in weldability of metals and alloys, blueprint reading, mathematics, and metallurgy. The program has access to a welding lab.

Processes taught SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, GTAW, oxy-acetylene cutting, brazing, plasma arc cutting, structural welding, pipe welding
Credential types AAS (70 credits), Advanced Technical Certificate (58 credits), Technical Certificate (30 credits)
Certifications prepped trained to American Welding Society standards (specific certifications not named)
Facilities welding lab

Source: https://www.lcsc.edu/program-finder/welding-technology, 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