Program entity

Clovis Community College

Clovis, New Mexico · Public institution

Address 417 Schepps Blvd, Clovis, NM 88101-8381
Phone (800) 769-1409
Website www.clovis.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $1,592
Tuition (out-of-state) $3,344
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 26 (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

Clovis Community College's welding page describes an AAS and Certificates of Completion (Entry-Level and Advanced), built on the AWS SENSE program. Processes taught include SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, flux-cored arc welding, pipe welding/layout/fabrication, structural welding fabrication, and oxy-fuel/plasma cutting. The full occupational-technology program is completed in 3 semesters (63 credits for the AAS, two semesters beyond certificate level), with classes held Monday-Thursday from 7 a.m. to noon and start options in fall or spring.

Processes taught SMAW/stick, GMAW/MIG, GTAW/TIG, flux-cored arc welding, pipe welding, structural welding, oxy-fuel gas cutting, plasma arc cutting
Credential types AAS; Certificate of Completion (Entry-Level and Advanced)
Program length 3 semesters (occupational program); 63 credits for AAS (2 additional semesters beyond certificate)
Schedule Monday-Thursday, 7 a.m.-12 p.m.; fall or spring start
Certifications prepped AWS SENSE program - Entry-Level Welder and Advanced Welder credentials

Source: https://www.clovis.edu/welding/index.aspx, 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