Program entity

Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus

Roswell, New Mexico · Public institution

Address 52 University Blvd, Roswell, NM 88203-6000
Phone (575) 624-7000
Website www.roswell.enmu.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $2,256
Tuition (out-of-state) $5,616
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 40 (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

ENMU-Roswell's Welding Technology page describes three stackable credentials: a Basic Certificate of Employability (2 full-time semesters/one year), an Advanced Certificate of Employability (about two years total), and an AAS degree (about two and a half years total). Processes covered include SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, oxy-acetylene cutting, plasma cutting, and carbon arc gouging on steel, aluminum, stainless tubing, and copper. Students complete AWS qualification testing aligned with the NC3 LEEPS curriculum and must purchase their own tools.

Processes taught SMAW/stick, GMAW/MIG, GTAW/TIG, oxy-acetylene cutting, plasma cutting, carbon arc gouging
Credential types Basic Certificate of Employability; Advanced Certificate of Employability; AAS
Program length Basic certificate: 2 full-time semesters/1 year; Advanced certificate: about 2 years total; AAS: about 2.5 years total
Certifications prepped AWS qualification testing; NC3 LEEPS curriculum

Source: https://www.roswell.enmu.edu/programs/welding-technology/, 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