Blue Ridge Community College in Flat Rock, North Carolina, offers a stackable Welding Technology pathway ranging from focused certificates through a 38-credit diploma and a 69-credit Associate in Applied Science. Current curricula combine classroom learning with practical shop work in Stick, MIG, Flux-Core, TIG, plate and pipe welding, cutting, welding symbols, metallurgy, fabrication, inspection, testing, and certification practices. Official college sources place the welding lab at the Henderson County Campus and describe the associate pathway as a two-year program.