Program entity

North Idaho College

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho · Public institution

Address 1000 West Garden Avenue, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814-2199
Phone (208) 769-3300
Website https://www.nic.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $3,396
Tuition (out-of-state) $8,736
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 15 (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

North Idaho College's Welding Technology program is an Associate of Applied Science degree covering oxy-acetylene cutting (OAC), SMAW, GMAW, and GTAW, along with blueprint reading, metallurgy, and safety. The program follows a multi-semester progression requiring successful completion of each semester (or instructor permission) to advance, and complies with national standards established by the American Welding Society. It is located at the Parker Technical Education Center in Rathdrum, Idaho, about 12 miles from Coeur d'Alene.

Processes taught oxy-acetylene cutting (OAC), SMAW, GMAW, GTAW
Credential types Associate of Applied Science
Program length multi-semester progression (specific duration not stated)
Certifications prepped complies with AWS national standards (specific certifications not named)
Facilities Parker Technical Education Center, Rathdrum, Idaho (about 12 miles from Coeur d'Alene)

Source: https://www.nic.edu/programs/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