Gadsden State Community College

School type: Community College

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Gadsden State Community College offers Welding Technology at its Ayers Campus in Anniston and East Broad Campus in Gadsden. Current credentials include a 59-credit certificate, a 29-credit short-term certificate, and a 29-credit Pipe and Tube Welding short-term certificate. Training emphasizes safety, blueprint reading, mathematics, classroom instruction, and hands-on laboratory work. Depending on the credential and advisor-approved course selection, students can study Stick, MIG, TIG, flux-cored, pipe and tube welding, fabrication, consumable processes, and robotic welding.

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Welding Technology Certificate

Credential: Certificate
Program cost: Not listed
Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Flux-Core, Pipe, Fabrication, Performance
GI Bill: Eligible
Program Length: 59 credit hours
AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Day/evening availability varies by campus

A minimum 59-credit Welding Technology certificate consisting of 53 technical credits and six… Read full description

A minimum 59-credit Welding Technology certificate consisting of 53 technical credits and six general-education credits selected with an advisor. The extensive technical elective list includes classroom and lab study in Stick, MIG, TIG, flux-cored, pipe, orbital, boiler-tube, consumable, robotic, fabrication, inspection, testing, and certification subjects. Students must be at least 17. Required technical choices vary by student needs, so not every listed process is necessarily completed by every student.

Confirmed at

Ayers Campus — Anniston, AL East Broad Campus — Gadsden, AL

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Welding Technology Short-Term Certificate

Credential: Short-Term Certificate
Program cost: Not listed
Processes: MIG, Stick, Flux-Core, Fabrication
Program Length: 29 credit hours
AWS Prep: Not listed

A 29-credit short-term certificate selected with an advisor from a 44-credit technical course list. Required orientation and workplace-skills courses… Read full description

A 29-credit short-term certificate selected with an advisor from a 44-credit technical course list. Required orientation and workplace-skills courses accompany classroom and lab options in Stick, MIG, flux-cored, consumable welding, blueprint reading, plasma and carbon-arc cutting, and robotic welding. Students must be at least 17, and course selection can vary, so not every listed process is necessarily completed by every student.

Confirmed at

Ayers Campus — Anniston, AL East Broad Campus — Gadsden, AL

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Pipe and Tube Welding Short-Term Certificate

Credential: Short-Term Certificate
Program cost: Not listed
Processes: TIG, Stick, Pipe, Fabrication, Performance
Program Length: 29 credit hours
AWS Prep: Not listed

A 29-credit short-term certificate selected with an advisor from a 44-credit technical list. Classroom and lab options cover TIG welding on carbon and… Read full description

A 29-credit short-term certificate selected with an advisor from a 44-credit technical list. Classroom and lab options cover TIG welding on carbon and stainless pipe, Stick groove and carbon-pipe welding, pipefitting and fabrication, boiler-tube work, orbital TIG, and related cutting and preparation. Students must be at least 17, and course selection varies, so not every listed process is necessarily completed by every student.

Confirmed at

Ayers Campus — Anniston, AL East Broad Campus — Gadsden, AL

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