Coastal Alabama Community College — Atmore Campus

The 61-credit, four-semester Welding Technology A.A.S. is a competency-based career program combining welding theory with hands-on application. Required work covers Stick plate and pipe welding, MIG and Flux-Core welding, TIG welding on carbon and stainless pipe, cutting, blueprint reading, workplace preparation and general education. Welding electives allow additional lab, process and special-topic study.

This 27-credit, two-semester short-term certificate prepares students for entry-level plate-welding work through competency-based theory and hands-on shop instruction. The first semester covers Stick fillet welding and cutting with NCCER Core; the second adds MIG, Flux-Core and Stick groove welding with paired laboratory courses.

This 12-credit, one-semester short-term certificate provides entry-level hands-on instruction in MIG, Flux-Core and Stick groove welding through paired lecture and laboratory courses. The college states that the certificate is designed for direct workforce entry and is not eligible for federal aid.

This 15-credit, one-semester short-term certificate develops entry-level Stick fillet-welding skills. The competency-based curriculum pairs lecture and lab work in shielded metal arc fillet welding with oxyfuel, plasma and air carbon arc cutting and includes either NCCER Core or a welding special-topics course.

This 27-credit, two-semester short-term certificate prepares students for pipe-welding employment through hands-on work in TIG carbon and stainless pipe, Stick carbon pipe and related laboratory practice. Students also complete welding electives that may add MIG, Flux-Core, Stick groove, TIG or blueprint-reading study.

This 9-credit, one-semester short-term certificate focuses on Stick carbon-pipe welding and laboratory practice. Students also select either industrial blueprint reading or TIG welding, combining pipe fit-up and process skills with a supporting technical course.