Welding

at Nunez Community College

New Orleans Catalog

About

Nunez Community College is a student-centered institution that delivers relevant and innovative curriculum integrating the arts, sciences, and humanities leading to academic credentials and workforce opportunities. Nunez serves a vital role in the community by engaging with partners to support student success and personal growth.

Skilled Welders are always in high demand. Basic welders, like tack welders, fuse metals together with heat, while more skilled welders like construction and fitter welders work in more complex environments, joining beams and other structures, or assembling and repairing piping systems. The Certificate of Technical Studies program gives students the knowledge they need to start out in any of the many career options for welders.

Takes

1-2 Years

Costs

$10.5k

Leads to

$49.6k careers

Example Career

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

Architecture & Construction

Use hand-welding, flame-cutting, hand-soldering, or brazing equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products.

Architecture & Construction

Showing wage data for: New Orleans

Entry

Median

High

Salary

Hourly Wage

$36,790

$49,560

$75,450

$17.69

$23.83

$36.28

Investigative

Realistic

Conventional

Is this a career path I'll enjoy?

Use hand-welding or flame-cutting equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products. The median wage in Louisiana for welders is $26/hr.

What skills and credentials will I gain?

Available Programs:

Career and Technical Certificate, Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Certificate of Technical Studies, Intermediate Welding
Technical Diploma, Combo Welder

Admissions

High school diploma or equivalency

High school diploma or equivalency. Nunez Community College is an open-enrollment institution. This means that regardless of your ACT or COMPASS scores, you are eligible to begin enrolling in classes on our campus.

In order to begin the application process, you will need to complete an online application form via Nunez's website. There's more information available here: https://www.nunez.edu/admissions

We accept applications year-round. A new student will need to confirm their classes with the registrar's office before a new semester begins. For more information, contact our Admissions Office. Here are your next steps for connecting with Nunez! Click "Get Started" to go to their admissions page. Apply right away through their portal, if you feel ready. Chat with a counselor to make the process as easy as possible. (We recommend this - community colleges are complicated). If you get stuck, you can always reach out to us at WhereWeGo for help by emailing support@wherewego.org .

Contact

Who do I contact?

Call: 504-278-6467

Website

Nunez Community College

3710 Paris Rd
Chalmette, LA 70043