Program entity

Central Louisiana Technical Community College

Alexandria, Louisiana · Public institution

Address 516 Murray Street, Alexandria, LA 71301
Phone (318) 487-5443
Website www.cltcc.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $4,099
Tuition (out-of-state) $4,099
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 433 (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

CLTCC's welding program awards a Technical Diploma, Certificate of Technical Studies, and Career and Technical Certificate, with exit points such as CTC Thermal Cutter and CTC Tack Welder/Fitter Helper. The program teaches four welding processes -- MIG (GMAW), TIG (GTAW), stick (SMAW), and flux-core (FCAW) -- combining classroom instruction and lab work over two years. Evening classes are available in addition to standard schedules.

Processes taught MIG/GMAW; TIG/GTAW; SMAW; FCAW
Credential types Technical Diploma; Certificate of Technical Studies; Career and Technical Certificate
Program length Two years
Schedule evening classes available; flexible schedules

Source: https://www.cltcc.edu/programs-and-courses/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