Program entity

Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute

Hudson, North Carolina · Public institution

Address 2855 Hickory Boulevard, Hudson, NC 28638
Phone (828) 726-2200
Website https://www.cccti.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $2,526
Tuition (out-of-state) $6,526
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 43 (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

Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute offers welding through an AAS degree, a diploma, and certificate options, teaching TIG (GTAW), MIG (GMAW), and flux-core (FCAW) welding along with other consumable and non-consumable electrode welding and cutting processes. Non-credentialed night school classes are offered at the Caldwell Campus (Caldwell-J-138) for $182 per course, and AWS qualifications are available to support career advancement.

Processes taught GTAW/TIG, GMAW/MIG, FCAW
Credential types AAS degree, diploma, certificate
Schedule night school (Caldwell campus)
Certifications prepped AWS qualifications
Facilities Caldwell Campus, 2855 Hickory Boulevard, Hudson, NC; instruction in Caldwell-J-138
Financial aid scholarships available

Source: https://www.cccti.edu/, 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