Program entity

Isothermal Community College

Spindale, North Carolina · Public institution

Address 286 ICC Loop Road, Spindale, NC 28160-0804
Phone (828) 286-3636
Website https://www.isothermal.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $2,030
Tuition (out-of-state) $6,638
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 38 (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

Isothermal Community College offers welding through an Associate Degree, a diploma, and certificates (General, SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, Advanced Welding, Advanced Welding and Inspection Processes, and a CCP Pathway), covering SMAW, GMAW, and GTAW welding processes. The program is taught across the Rutherford Campus (Spindale, NC) and Polk Campus (Columbus, NC) and prepares students for AWS certification.

Processes taught SMAW, GMAW, GTAW
Credential types Associate Degree, diploma, certificates (General, SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, Advanced Welding, Advanced Welding and Inspection Processes, CCP Pathway)
Certifications prepped AWS certification
Facilities Rutherford Campus (286 ICC Loop Road, Spindale, NC); Polk Campus (1255 West Mills Street, Columbus, NC)

Source: https://www.isothermal.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