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Allegany College of Maryland

School type: Community College

This school has 3 listed campus locations. Compare programs and confirmed locations.

Allegany College of Maryland delivers non-credit welding workforce training at Western Maryland Works in LaVale. Current offerings include separate Stick, MIG/TIG, and AWS-specification certification-preparation courses with evening shop schedules. Its Pennsylvania workforce partnership also offers a Basic MIG course at Bedford County Technical Center. Training emphasizes safety, process setup, plate welding in multiple positions, hands-on practice, and certification testing where documented.

School-wide Programs

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Descriptions, credentials, costs, and schedules are school-level program listings. Confirm current campus schedules, costs, and included fees with the school. Duration is shown in its listed units; credits and training hours are not calendar completion times.

Technical Careers: Welding

Credential: Certificate
Program cost: Not listed
Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick
Program Length: 120 hours
AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Tue/Thu evening

Legacy generic non-credit welding record retained for review. Current official sources now publish several distinct Stick, MIG/TIG, certification, and… Read full description

Legacy generic non-credit welding record retained for review. Current official sources now publish several distinct Stick, MIG/TIG, certification, and Basic MIG courses rather than one Technical Careers: Welding offering.

Campus availability has not been confirmed for this program. Contact the school for current locations.

Shielded Metal Arc Welding (VTE711)

Credential: Non-Credit / Continuing Education
Program cost: $1,700
Processes: Stick
Program Length: 80 hours
AWS Prep: Not listed

Price basis, residency, included fees, source and verification date are not recorded.

Schedule: Monday and Wednesday, 20 sessions, 5:00-9:00 p.m.

Eighty-hour non-credit course covering safety, AC/DC power sources, electrode selection, metal preparation, single- and multiple-pass welds, and Stick… Read full description

Eighty-hour non-credit course covering safety, AC/DC power sources, electrode selection, metal preparation, single- and multiple-pass welds, and Stick welding in 1G through 4G positions on 3/8-inch mild steel.

Confirmed at

Western Maryland Works — LaVale, MD

Availability sources

Western Maryland Works — availability source

Shielded Metal Arc Welding Certification (VTE714)

Credential: Non-Credit Certification Preparation/Testing
Program cost: $1,100
Processes: Stick
Program Length: 40 hours
AWS Prep: Available

Price basis, residency, included fees, source and verification date are not recorded.

Schedule: Monday and Wednesday, 10 sessions, 5:00-9:00 p.m.

Forty-hour Stick certification preparation course providing 3G and 4G practice on 3/8-inch steel, followed by testing under AWS specifications and… Read full description

Forty-hour Stick certification preparation course providing 3G and 4G practice on 3/8-inch steel, followed by testing under AWS specifications and procedures.

Confirmed at

Western Maryland Works — LaVale, MD

Availability sources

Western Maryland Works — availability source

MIG/TIG Welding (VTE748)

Credential: Non-Credit / Continuing Education
Program cost: $1,050
Processes: MIG, TIG
Program Length: 40 hours
AWS Prep: Not listed

Price basis, residency, included fees, source and verification date are not recorded.

Schedule: Tuesday and Thursday, 10 sessions, 5:00-9:00 p.m.

Forty-hour intermediate shop course covering MIG and TIG safety, transfer modes, shielding-gas effects, and edge, corner, lap, and fillet welds on… Read full description

Forty-hour intermediate shop course covering MIG and TIG safety, transfer modes, shielding-gas effects, and edge, corner, lap, and fillet welds on thin mild steel in multiple positions.

Confirmed at

Western Maryland Works — LaVale, MD

Availability sources

Western Maryland Works — availability source

MIG/TIG Welding Certification (VTE854)

Credential: Non-Credit Certification Preparation/Testing
Program cost: $1,200
Processes: MIG, TIG
Program Length: 40 hours
AWS Prep: Available

Price basis, residency, included fees, source and verification date are not recorded.

Schedule: 10 evening sessions, 5:00-9:00 p.m.

Forty-hour certification-preparation course providing 3G and 4G test-plate practice for MIG and TIG on 3/8-inch carbon steel, with testing by a… Read full description

Forty-hour certification-preparation course providing 3G and 4G test-plate practice for MIG and TIG on 3/8-inch carbon steel, with testing by a Certified Welding Inspector under AWS standards.

Confirmed at

Western Maryland Works — LaVale, MD

Availability sources

Western Maryland Works — availability source

Basic MIG Welding (BCT/142)

Credential: Non-Credit / Continuing Education
Program cost: $650
Processes: MIG
Program Length: 36 hours
AWS Prep: Not listed

Price basis, residency, included fees, source and verification date are not recorded.

Schedule: Monday and Wednesday, 12 sessions, 6:00-9:00 p.m.

Beginner/intermediate hands-on course covering welding safety, MIG equipment setup and operation, essential techniques, and common joint types.

Confirmed at

Bedford County Technical Center / ACM-BCTC PA Workforce Training Center — Everett, PA

Availability sources

Bedford County Technical Center / ACM-BCTC PA Workforce Training Center — availability source

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