Grand Rapids Community College

School type: Community College

This school has 3 listed campus locations. Compare programs and confirmed locations.

Grand Rapids Community College offers a stackable Welding Skills Certificate, one-year Welding Certificate, and Welding Technology A.A.A.S., plus a 20-week Welding/Fabrication Technician job-training program and a grant-supported Metallica Scholars Welding Bootcamp. Academic welding covers oxyfuel, Stick, MIG, TIG, robotic automation, fabrication, and advanced pipe welding. Workforce training emphasizes hands-on production welding, MIG and TIG, metallurgy, blueprint reading, shop mathematics, equipment maintenance, and welding quality standards. Welding instruction is supported by facilities in Grand Rapids and at the Lakeshore Campus in Holland.

School-wide Programs

This is the school-wide program catalog. Confirmed locations are listed for each program; programs are not necessarily offered at every campus.

Descriptions, credentials, costs, and schedules are school-level program listings. Confirm current campus schedules, costs, and included fees with the school. Duration is shown in its listed units; credits and training hours are not calendar completion times.

Welding Certificate

Credential: Certificate
Program cost: Not listed
Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Fabrication
GI Bill: Eligible
Program Length: 1 year
AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Flexible scheduling; courses may be taken in any order when prerequisites are met.

This one-year certificate develops fundamental and enhanced welding skills through oxyfuel, Stick, TIG, MIG,… Read full description

This one-year certificate develops fundamental and enhanced welding skills through oxyfuel, Stick, TIG, MIG, robotic automation, and fabrication-oriented coursework. The flexible sequence may be taken in different orders when prerequisites are met, includes co-op work experience, and stacks into the Welding Technology A.A.A.S.

Confirmed at

Main Campus — Grand Rapids, MI Lakeshore Campus — Holland, MI

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Welding Skills Certificate

Credential: Certificate
Program cost: Not listed
Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Fabrication
Program Length: 1-2 semesters
AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Designed for one semester full time or up to two semesters part time; current scheduling is flexible.

This entry-level certificate teaches basic oxyfuel, Stick, TIG, MIG, robotic automation, and fabrication skills for work in manufacturing,… Read full description

This entry-level certificate teaches basic oxyfuel, Stick, TIG, MIG, robotic automation, and fabrication skills for work in manufacturing, construction, inspection, maintenance, aerospace, petroleum, and related industries. Credits stack into the one-year Welding Certificate and Welding Technology A.A.A.S.

Campus availability has not been confirmed for this program. Contact the school for current locations.

Welding Technology, A.A.A.S.

Credential: Associate in Applied Arts and Sciences
Program cost: Not listed
Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Pipe, Structural, Fabrication, Performance
Program Length: 2 years
AWS Prep: Not listed

The associate degree builds advanced welding and technician skills in oxyfuel, Stick, TIG, MIG, robotic automation, fabrication, and pipe welding. It… Read full description

The associate degree builds advanced welding and technician skills in oxyfuel, Stick, TIG, MIG, robotic automation, fabrication, and pipe welding. It prepares students for manufacturing, automation, construction, inspection, maintenance, boiler, piping, aerospace, and restoration work, and accepts the college’s stackable welding certificate credits.

Campus availability has not been confirmed for this program. Contact the school for current locations.

Welding/Fabrication Technician, Certificate of Completion

Credential: Certificate of Completion
Program cost: Not listed
Processes: MIG, TIG, Fabrication
GI Bill: Eligible
Program Length: 20 weeks
AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Monday-Thursday, 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m.; 612 clock hours over approximately 20 weeks.

This intensive job-training program prepares students for entry-level production welding, fabrication, and… Read full description

This intensive job-training program prepares students for entry-level production welding, fabrication, and skilled-trades work. Training covers MIG and TIG on materials including aluminum and stainless steel, cutting and brazing, metallurgy, welding equipment maintenance, blueprint reading, shop mathematics, measurement tools, welding terminology, and American Welding Society quality standards.

Confirmed at

Leslie E. Tassell MTEC — Grand Rapids, MI

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Leslie E. Tassell MTEC — availability source

Metallica Scholars Welding Bootcamp

Credential: Short-Term Workforce Training
Program cost: $50
Processes: Not listed
Program Length: 14 weeks
AWS Prep: Not listed

Price basis, residency, included fees, source and verification date are not recorded.

Schedule: Current 2026 cohort is a 14-week program; contact the program for cohort meeting times.

This intensive, hands-on 14-week welding bootcamp is designed for nontraditional students with no prior welding experience. Small classes develop… Read full description

This intensive, hands-on 14-week welding bootcamp is designed for nontraditional students with no prior welding experience. Small classes develop essential entry-level welding skills and provide individualized instruction and career preparation for apprenticeships and employment in West Michigan.

Confirmed at

Leslie E. Tassell MTEC — Grand Rapids, MI

Availability sources

Leslie E. Tassell MTEC — availability source

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