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American River College

American River College is a public community college in Sacramento. Its Welding Technology department offers an Associate in Science degree and seven certificates covering manual and semi-automatic welding, fabrication and construction applications, safety, blueprint reading, metallurgy, inspection, and code work. Required coursework across the awards includes Stick, MIG, TIG and Flux-Core welding, structural and pipe welding, and fabrication. The welding program is an AWS-accredited testing facility for the Certified Welder program.

Programs Offered

A.S. in Welding Technology

The 60-unit associate degree combines welding coursework with general education. Welding instruction covers materials, equipment, procedures, testing,

  • Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Flux-Core, Pipe, Structural, Fabrication
  • Program Length: 2 years
  • AWS Prep: Available

Offered at

Main CampusSacramento, CA

Shielded Metal Arc Plate and Pipe Certificate

Certificate coursework develops plate and pipe welding competence through safety, power-source and electrode selection, joint design, multiple

  • Processes: Stick, Pipe, Structural
  • Program Length: 9 units
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Offered at

Main CampusSacramento, CA

Welding Metallurgy and Inspection (270 hours) Certificate

The 14-unit certificate covers welding metallurgy, iron and steel properties, weld discontinuities, inspection rules and methods, and ultrasonic

  • Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Flux-Core
  • Program Length: 270 hours
  • AWS Prep: Available

Offered at

Main CampusSacramento, CA

Welding Technology Certificate

This 34.5-38-unit certificate covers manual and semi-automatic welding, materials, equipment, procedures, testing, inspection, metallurgy, safety, blueprint reading, structural and pipe

  • Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Flux-Core, Pipe, Structural, Fabrication
  • AWS Prep: Available

Offered at

Main CampusSacramento, CA

Gas Metal Arc and Flux Core Arc Welding Plate (252 hours) Certificate

The certificate develops MIG and Flux-Core plate-welding competence through power sources, metal-transfer modes, shielding gases, electrodes, joint

  • Processes: MIG, Flux-Core, Structural
  • Program Length: 252 hours
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Offered at

Main CampusSacramento, CA

Gas Tungsten Arc Plate and Pipe Welding (180 hours) Certificate

The certificate develops TIG competence on plate and pipe in ferrous and nonferrous materials, including equipment setup, variables, filler metal

  • Processes: TIG, Pipe, Structural
  • Program Length: 180 hours
  • AWS Prep: Available

Offered at

Main CampusSacramento, CA

Pipe Welding Certificate

The certificate combines welding math with Stick and TIG pipe welding, emphasizing power sources, electrode and filler selection, joint designs,

  • Processes: TIG, Stick, Pipe, Structural
  • Program Length: 9 units
  • AWS Prep: Available

Offered at

Main CampusSacramento, CA

Welding Equipment Maintenance and Blueprint Interpretation (234 hours) Certificate

This certificate combines introductory welding with equipment maintenance, troubleshooting, welding math, measurement, layout, fabrication blueprint

  • Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Flux-Core, Fabrication
  • Program Length: 234 hours
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Offered at

Main CampusSacramento, CA

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