Cape Fear Community College

Cape Fear Community College provides two distinct welding pathways. Its North Campus hosts current Welding Technology diploma and certificate curricula with classroom and practical instruction in cutting, print reading, metallurgy, inspection, testing, and multiple plate and pipe welding processes. Its Burgaw Center offers a noncredit job-training sequence in Stick, MIG, TIG, Flux-Core, and pipe welding, with position practice, equipment setup, joint preparation, and hands-on weld-quality assessment.

Programs Offered

Welding Technology

Credential: Associate
Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Flux-Core, Pipe, Fabrication
Program Length: 67 credit hours
AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Day/Evening

Program details available from school admissions.

Welding Technology Diploma

Credential: Diploma
Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Flux-Core, Pipe, Fabrication
Program Length: 36 credit hours
AWS Prep: Not listed

A 36-credit curriculum combining practical welding training with cutting, welding symbols, mathematics, communications, and computer coursework.… Read full description

A 36-credit curriculum combining practical welding training with cutting, welding symbols, mathematics, communications, and computer coursework. Required welding classes cover Stick plate and pipe, MIG and Flux-Core plate, and TIG plate and pipe, with hands-on preparation for entry-level welding and metalworking work.

Offered at

North Campus — Castle Hayne, NC

Welding Technology - GTAW/GMAW Certificate

Credential: Certificate
Processes: MIG, TIG, Flux-Core, Pipe
Program Length: 13 credit hours
AWS Prep: Not listed

A 13-credit certificate centered on cutting and gas-shielded welding. Required courses provide MIG and Flux-Core plate welding plus TIG plate and… Read full description

A 13-credit certificate centered on cutting and gas-shielded welding. Required courses provide MIG and Flux-Core plate welding plus TIG plate and plate/pipe training, combining classroom instruction with practical application for entry-level welding work.

Offered at

North Campus — Castle Hayne, NC

Welding Technology - SMAW/GTAW Certificate

Credential: Certificate
Processes: TIG, Stick, Pipe
Program Length: 15 credit hours
AWS Prep: Not listed

A 15-credit certificate covering cutting, Stick welding on plate and pipe, and TIG plate welding. The program develops industry-oriented welding… Read full description

A 15-credit certificate covering cutting, Stick welding on plate and pipe, and TIG plate welding. The program develops industry-oriented welding skills through classroom instruction and practical application.

Offered at

North Campus — Castle Hayne, NC

Welding Technology Certificate

Credential: Certificate
Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Flux-Core, Fabrication
Program Length: 15 credit hours
AWS Prep: Not listed

A 15-credit entry-level certificate in welding and metalworking. The current curriculum develops cutting and plate-welding skills through Stick, MIG,… Read full description

A 15-credit entry-level certificate in welding and metalworking. The current curriculum develops cutting and plate-welding skills through Stick, MIG, Flux-Core, and TIG courses, with practical application toward construction, manufacturing, fabrication, and related work.

Offered at

North Campus — Castle Hayne, NC

Welding (Burgaw)

Credential: Job Training Program
Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Flux-Core, Pipe, Performance
Program Length: 528 hours
AWS Prep: Not listed

A noncredit job-training sequence at the Burgaw Center comprising Stick, MIG, TIG, and pipe-welding courses. Students practice oxy-fuel and plasma… Read full description

A noncredit job-training sequence at the Burgaw Center comprising Stick, MIG, TIG, and pipe-welding courses. Students practice oxy-fuel and plasma cutting, plate and pipe positions, joint preparation, equipment setup and maintenance, electrode selection, and hands-on weld quality. The MIG course also covers Flux-Core, and the pipe course combines TIG and Stick on steel pipe with weld quality assessed against AWS D1.1.

Offered at

Burgaw Center — Burgaw, NC

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