Program entity

Nunez Community College

Chalmette, Louisiana · Public institution

Address 3710 Paris Rd, Chalmette, LA 70043
Phone (504) 278-6467
Website www.nunez.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $4,255
Tuition (out-of-state) $4,255
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 58 (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

Nunez's welding program offers a Career and Technical Certificate in Shielded Metal Arc Welding, a Certificate of Technical Studies in Intermediate Welding, and a Technical Diploma in Combo Welder. Instruction covers SMAW, MIG, flux-core, TIG, open root, and pipe welding at industry standards, with safety training to OSHA standards. Students are given the opportunity to test with an American Welding Society inspector for certification at the end of each term.

Processes taught SMAW; MIG/GMAW; FCAW; TIG/GTAW; open root; pipe welding
Credential types Career and Technical Certificate; Certificate of Technical Studies; Technical Diploma
Certifications prepped AWS certification (tested by AWS inspector each term)

Source: https://catalog.nunez.edu/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