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.