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Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College

Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College offers a stackable Welding program leading to Welder Helper Level I and Level II Certificates of Technical Studies and a 45-credit Welding Technology Technical Diploma. The curriculum progresses from foundational Stick welding into 2G, 5G and 6G pipe welding, TIG on steel and aluminum, MIG and flux-core welding. Official program outcomes also cover oxyfuel, carbon-arc and plasma cutting. Courses use short terms, and the school explicitly positions completers for the American Welding Society Entry Level Welder test.

Programs Offered

Welder Helper - Level I

A 16-credit first-level certificate covering work readiness and industrial safety plus foundational Stick welding: basic beads, fillet welds and

  • Processes: Stick
  • Program Length: 16 credit hours
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Offered at

Mansfield CampusMansfield, LAMinden CampusMinden, LAShreveport CampusShreveport, LA

Welder Helper - Level II

A 32-credit stackable certificate that includes the Level I Stick sequence and adds Stick pipe welding in 2G, 5G and 6G positions plus basic

  • Processes: TIG, Stick, Pipe
  • Program Length: 32 credit hours
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Offered at

Mansfield CampusMansfield, LAMinden CampusMinden, LAShreveport CampusShreveport, LA

Welding Technology

A 45-credit diploma completing the stackable welding sequence. It develops Stick welding from basic beads through 2G, 5G and 6G pipe; TIG on steel and

  • Program cost: $8,049
  • Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Flux-Core, Pipe
  • Program Length: 45 credit hours
  • AWS Prep: Available

Offered at

Mansfield CampusMansfield, LAMinden CampusMinden, LAShreveport CampusShreveport, LA

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