Program entity

South Plains College

Levelland, Texas · Public institution

Address 1401 S. College Ave, Levelland, TX 79336
Phone Not published
Website www.southplainscollege.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $2,731
Tuition (out-of-state) $5,155
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 93 (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

South Plains College's Welding Technology program is offered as an AAS degree, an Advanced Processes Certificate, and a Basic Processes Certificate. Coursework covers MIG, TIG, stick, and flux-core welding, along with pipe and plate welding, blueprint reading, layout, metallurgy, fabrication, and inspection. The program operates out of an expanded facility on the Levelland campus, and students must purchase their own personal protective equipment and tools as an additional cost beyond tuition and fees.

Processes taught MIG, TIG, stick, flux-core, pipe, plate
Credential types AAS; Advanced Processes Certificate; Basic Processes Certificate
Facilities Expanded facility at the Levelland campus (no booth counts given)

Source: https://www.southplainscollege.edu/exploreprograms/technicaleducation/industrialtechnology/welding.php, 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