Baton Rouge Community College is a public two-year college with credit and workforce welding options. Its published credit pathway includes a Welding Technical Diploma and shorter embedded credentials with classroom and shop instruction in safety, cutting, Stick, MIG, Flux-Core, TIG, structural and pipe welding. Current noncredit offerings include a 120-hour AWS Welding Program, while the North Baton Rouge Industrial Training Initiative provides qualifying students with fast-track classroom and hands-on welding training leading to selected NCCER modules and AWS credentials.