Program entity

Iowa Western Community College

Council Bluffs, Iowa · Public institution

Address 2700 College Rd, Council Bluffs, IA 51503-1057
Phone (712) 325-3200
Website www.iwcc.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $6,930
Tuition (out-of-state) $7,080
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 80 (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

Iowa Western Community College's Welding Technology Diploma totals 28.5 semester credit hours across two semesters, with an embedded Welding Certificate awarded on completion, and is offered in full-time, part-time, evening, and online formats with Fall, Spring, and Summer start options at the Council Bluffs campus. Processes taught include SMAW, GMAW/MIG, GTAW/TIG, oxy-acetylene welding and brazing, and pipe welding. The page references financial aid and scholarships without naming specific programs.

Processes taught SMAW, GMAW/MIG, GTAW/TIG, pipe welding
Credential types Diploma (embedded Welding Certificate on completion)
Program length 28.5 semester credit hours, two semesters
Schedule Full-time, part-time, evening, online; Fall/Spring/Summer start
Facilities Council Bluffs campus
Financial aid Financial Aid and Scholarships referenced (no specific programs named)

Source: https://www.iwcc.edu/academic_programs/industrial-technology/welding-technology-diploma/, 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