Sowela Technical Community College — Lamar Salter Site

School type: Community College

3 programs are confirmed at Lamar Salter Site. View campus program details.

About Sowela Technical Community College (school-wide)

SOWELA Technical Community College offers a stackable Welding pathway consisting of a 15-credit Welders Helper career and technical certificate, a 27-credit SMAW Pipe Welder certificate of technical studies, and a Welding technical diploma. Official curricula cover oxyfuel, carbon-arc and plasma cutting; Stick, MIG, Flux-Core and TIG welding; and pipe welding. SOWELA states that program completers cover AWS-designated skills and are prepared for the AWS Entry Level Welder Test. The current catalog identifies welding as offered at the Lake Charles Main Campus and the Lamar Salter, Morgan Smith, and Oakdale sites.

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Welding Technical Diploma

Credential: Technical Diploma (TD)
Program cost: Not listed
Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Flux-Core, Pipe
AWS Prep: Available

Schedule: Day/evening availability varies by term; offered at all four locations

The Welding technical diploma completes SOWELA's stackable welding sequence. Students progress from cutting and foundational Stick welding through V-groove and pipe Stick welding, then add MIG, Flux-Core, TIG groove welding and TIG pipe welding. Official program materials cover oxyfuel, carbon-arc and plasma cutting and state that students complete AWS-designated skills and are prepared for the AWS Entry Level Welder Test.

Confirmed at

Lamar Salter Site — Leesville, LA

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Welders Helper

Credential: Career and Technical Certificate (CTC)
Program cost: Not listed
Processes: Stick
Program Length: 15 credit hours
AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Stackable first credential; location and term schedules vary

This 15-credit embedded career and technical certificate begins SOWELA's welding sequence with allied cutting and foundational Stick welding. Students… Read full description

This 15-credit embedded career and technical certificate begins SOWELA's welding sequence with allied cutting and foundational Stick welding. Students complete cutting-process instruction, basic beads and fillet welds, and related introductory welding coursework before progressing to the pipe-welding certificate or technical diploma.

Confirmed at

Lamar Salter Site — Leesville, LA

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Lamar Salter Site — availability source

SMAW Pipe Welder

Credential: Certificate of Technical Studies (CTS)
Program cost: Not listed
Processes: Stick, Pipe
Program Length: 27 credit hours
AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Stackable intermediate credential; location and term schedules vary

This 27-credit embedded certificate of technical studies builds on the Welders Helper courses with Stick V-groove welding and Stick pipe welding. It… Read full description

This 27-credit embedded certificate of technical studies builds on the Welders Helper courses with Stick V-groove welding and Stick pipe welding. It provides a stackable pipe-welding credential before students continue into MIG, Flux-Core and TIG coursework for the technical diploma.

Confirmed at

Lamar Salter Site — Leesville, LA

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Lamar Salter Site — availability source

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