Program entity
Lake Washington Institute of Technology
Kirkland, Washington · Public institution
- Address 11605 132nd Ave NE, Kirkland, WA 98034-8506
- Phone (425) 739-8100
- Website https://www.lwtech.edu/
- Tuition (in-state) $5,997
- Tuition (out-of-state) $12,062
- Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 74 (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
Lake Washington Institute of Technology offers an Associate in Applied Science in Welding, a Certificate of Completion (Welding Introduction), and a Certificate of Proficiency (Welding Technology), covering specialized areas including aerospace, fabrication, pipe, and structural and plate welding without naming individual welding processes. Program length can vary since developmental coursework or required summer coursework may extend it, and not every course is offered each quarter. Graduates comply with American Welding Society industry standards and can take the WABO Welder Certification Test.
- Processes taught pipe welding, structural welding
- Credential types AAS degree; Certificate of Completion (Welding Introduction); Certificate of Proficiency (Welding Technology)
- Certifications prepped WABO Welder Certification Test; AWS industry standards
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
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