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Nunez Community College

Nunez Community College offers a stackable academic welding pathway consisting of a 9-credit Shielded Metal Arc Welding Career and Technical Certificate, a 20-credit Intermediate Welding Certificate of Technical Studies and a 53-credit Combo Welder Technical Diploma. Students progress through Stick, MIG, Flux-Core, TIG, open-root and pipe welding with substantial hands-on laboratory work. The college provides opportunities to test with an American Welding Society inspector at the end of each term and also offers a separate workforce AWS Welding course. Beginning Fall 2026, Nunez additionally offers beginner welding classes to dual-enrollment students at a temporary Plaquemines Parish site in Belle Chasse.

Programs Offered

Combo Welder

This 53-credit Technical Diploma is the comprehensive credential in Nunez's stackable welding pathway. Students receive hands-on training in SMAW,

  • Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Flux-Core, Pipe
  • Program Length: 53 credit hours
  • AWS Prep: Available

Offered at

Chalmette CampusChalmette, LA

Shielded Metal Arc Welding

This 9-credit Career and Technical Certificate provides the foundational skills for entry-level tack-welder or basic structural-welder work. Its

  • Processes: Stick
  • Program Length: 9 credit hours
  • AWS Prep: Available

Offered at

Chalmette CampusChalmette, LA

Intermediate Welding

This 20-credit Certificate of Technical Studies develops intermediate SMAW skills and open-root welding, then lets students add one additional

  • Processes: MIG, Stick, Flux-Core, Pipe
  • Program Length: 20 credit hours
  • AWS Prep: Available

Offered at

Chalmette CampusChalmette, LA

AWS Welding

This short-term workforce course provides hands-on welding training aligned with American Welding Society standards. Depending on the offering, students may study SMAW, GMAW or FCAW. The

  • Processes: MIG, Stick, Flux-Core
  • AWS Prep: Available

Offered at

Chalmette CampusChalmette, LA

Beginner Welding - Plaquemines Dual Enrollment

Beginning in Fall 2026, this face-to-face beginner welding offering provides hands-on career training to dual-enrollment high school students at Nunez's temporary Plaquemines site in Belle

  • Processes: To be announced
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Offered at

Nunez Plaquemines SiteBelle Chasse, LA

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