Program entity

New Mexico State University-Grants

Grants, New Mexico · Public institution

Address 1500 Third Street, Grants, NM 87020-2025
Phone (505) 287-6678
Website grants.nmsu.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $2,136
Tuition (out-of-state) $4,272
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-Grants' Welding Technology AAS catalog page describes a 61-credit, two-year associate degree, with a Certificate of Completion also offered. Processes named include SMAW, GMAW, and GTAW, plus pipe and plate welding in flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions. The plan of study includes a Welder Qualifications course, along with blueprint interpretation, metallurgy, layout/fabrication, and computer drafting coursework; specific outside certifications, schedule, and facilities are not detailed on the page.

Processes taught SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, pipe welding, plate welding
Credential types AAS (61 credits); Certificate of Completion
Program length Two years; 61 credits for AAS

Source: https://catalogs.nmsu.edu/grants/degree-certificate-programs/welding-technology/welding-technology-associate-applied-science/, 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