Program entity

New Mexico State University-Alamogordo

Alamogordo, New Mexico · Public institution

Address 2400 North Scenic Drive, Alamogordo, NM 88310
Phone (575) 439-3600
Website alamogordo.nmsu.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $2,616
Tuition (out-of-state) $6,072
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 4 (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

NMSU-Alamogordo's catalog page for its Welding Certificate of Completion states the program requires 21 total credits, completed across one academic year (12 credits fall, 9 credits spring). Coursework covers four arc welding methods: SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, and flux-cored arc welding. The program is described as preparing students for careers as welders in maintenance, construction, or manufacturing, or for further study toward a four-year degree, with a grade of C- or better required in all courses.

Processes taught SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, flux-cored arc welding
Credential types Certificate of Completion
Program length 21 total credits, one academic year (12 credits fall, 9 credits spring)

Source: https://catalogs.nmsu.edu/alamogordo/degrees-certificates/welding/welding-cert/, 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