Catawba Valley Community College

School type: Community College

This school has 2 listed campus locations. Compare programs and confirmed locations.

Catawba Valley Community College offers Welding Technology pathways leading to a degree, diploma, and certificate. The program combines classroom theory with hands-on shop training in consumable and non-consumable electrode welding, cutting, math, blueprint reading, metallurgy, inspection, and destructive and nondestructive testing. Current college pages place the Hickory program in the Workforce Solutions Complex and also list Welding Technology among curriculum programs available at the Alexander Complex in Taylorsville.

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Welding Technology, A.A.S.

Credential: A.A.S.
Program cost: Not listed
Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Flux-Core, Pipe, Fabrication
Program Length: 65 credit hours
AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Day/evening sequence; current program modes include on-campus, hybrid, and online components

The associate pathway combines hands-on welding practice with cutting, math, blueprint reading, metallurgy, inspection, destructive and nondestructive… Read full description

The associate pathway combines hands-on welding practice with cutting, math, blueprint reading, metallurgy, inspection, destructive and nondestructive testing, and preparation for entry-level work in welding and metal fabrication. The older official curriculum documents Stick, MIG, Flux-Core, and TIG welding on plate and pipe, plus symbols, certification practice, automated welding/cutting, and work-based learning options.

Confirmed at

Main Campus — Hickory, NC Alexander Complex — Taylorsville, NC

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Welding Technology Diploma

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

Schedule: Day/evening sequence; current program modes include on-campus, hybrid, and online components

The diploma pathway develops shop skills in cutting, Stick welding on plate, MIG and Flux-Core welding on plate, TIG welding on plate, welding… Read full description

The diploma pathway develops shop skills in cutting, Stick welding on plate, MIG and Flux-Core welding on plate, TIG welding on plate, welding symbols, metallurgy, inspection and testing, and supporting communication and math coursework. The official 2016-17 curriculum also allowed welding electives for pipe and advanced process work.

Confirmed at

Main Campus — Hickory, NC

Availability sources

Main Campus — availability source

Welding Technology Certificate

Credential: Certificate
Program cost: Not listed
Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Flux-Core
Program Length: 18 credit hours
AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Day/evening sequence; current program modes include on-campus, hybrid, and online components

The certificate pathway provides concentrated hands-on training in cutting, Stick plate welding, MIG and Flux-Core plate welding, TIG plate welding,… Read full description

The certificate pathway provides concentrated hands-on training in cutting, Stick plate welding, MIG and Flux-Core plate welding, TIG plate welding, and welding symbols. The official older curriculum sequence placed these courses across fall and spring terms.

Confirmed at

Main Campus — Hickory, NC

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Main Campus — availability source

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