Program entity

Lake Michigan College

Benton Harbor, Michigan · Public institution

Address 2755 East Napier Avenue, Benton Harbor, MI 49022-1899
Phone (269) 927-8100
Website https://www.lakemichigancollege.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $5,445
Tuition (out-of-state) $7,755
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 6 (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

Lake Michigan College's Welding program, under Manufacturing & Industrial Technology, offers both a Certificate and an AAS degree in Welding Production Technology. The program page describes instruction in MIG, TIG, and stick welding along with metal fabrication, repair, and construction, but does not detail program length, schedule, or facilities on this landing page.

Processes taught GMAW/MIG, GTAW/TIG, SMAW/stick
Credential types Certificate, AAS degree

Source: https://lakemichigancollege.edu/academics/manufacturing-industrial-technology/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