Franklin County Career & Technology Center

Franklin County Career and Technology Center is a public career and technical school serving secondary students and adults in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. Its high-school welding program combines shop safety, blueprint reading, fabrication and hands-on SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, GTAW and oxyfuel welding and cutting. Adult Education also publishes 150-hour and 300-hour welding courses; the longer course covers Stick, MIG and TIG welding and offers AWS certification testing opportunities.

Programs Offered

Welding

Credential: Secondary Career and Technical Education Program
Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Flux-Core, Fabrication, Performance
AWS Prep: Available

Schedule: Secondary school-day career program

The secondary Welding program gives high-school students hands-on training in SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, GTAW and oxyfuel welding, along with cutting, safety, blueprint reading, weld symbols, layout and metal fabrication. Students complete performance-based work and may earn documented welding certifications identified on the program page.

Offered at

Franklin County Career and Technology Center — Chambersburg, PA

Short-Term Welding (SMAW)

Credential: Adult Education Course
Program cost: $2,970
Processes: MIG, Stick, Performance
Program Length: 150 hours
AWS Prep: Available

This 150-hour Adult Education course provides short-term welding training under an SMAW title. The official description says students receive… Read full description

This 150-hour Adult Education course provides short-term welding training under an SMAW title. The official description says students receive instruction and practice before testing for an AWS GMAW certification.

Offered at

Franklin County Career and Technology Center — Chambersburg, PA

Long-Term Welding (SMAW, GMAW, GTAW)

Credential: Adult Education Course
Program cost: $5,940
Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Performance
Program Length: 300 hours
AWS Prep: Available

This 300-hour Adult Education course develops Stick, MIG and TIG welding skills through instruction and practice. The official guide states that… Read full description

This 300-hour Adult Education course develops Stick, MIG and TIG welding skills through instruction and practice. The official guide states that students have opportunities to test for AWS certifications in SMAW, GMAW and GTAW.

Offered at

Franklin County Career and Technology Center — Chambersburg, PA

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