Allegany College of Maryland

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.

Programs Offered

Technical Careers: Welding

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

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

Offered at

Cumberland Campus — Cumberland, MD

Shielded Metal Arc Welding (VTE711)

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

Program cost: $1,700
Processes: Stick
Program Length: 80 hours
AWS Prep: Not listed

Offered at

Western Maryland Works — LaVale, MD

Shielded Metal Arc Welding Certification (VTE714)

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

Program cost: $1,100
Processes: Stick
Program Length: 40 hours
AWS Prep: Available

Offered at

Western Maryland Works — LaVale, MD

MIG/TIG Welding (VTE748)

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

Program cost: $1,050
Processes: MIG, TIG
Program Length: 40 hours
AWS Prep: Not listed

Offered at

Western Maryland Works — LaVale, MD

MIG/TIG Welding Certification (VTE854)

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…

Program cost: $1,200
Processes: MIG, TIG
Program Length: 40 hours
AWS Prep: Available

Offered at

Western Maryland Works — LaVale, MD

Basic MIG Welding (BCT/142)

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

Program cost: $650
Processes: MIG
Program Length: 36 hours
AWS Prep: Not listed

Offered at

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

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