Hagerstown Community College

Hagerstown Community College offers welding through both credit and workforce-training routes at its Robinwood Drive campus. The credit-bearing Welding and Fabrication Letter of Recognition requires three courses in welding, layout and fabrication, and AWS welding certification preparation, with an emphasis on hands-on practice and quality control. The separate noncredit Welding Technology course sequence lets students begin with welding safety and fundamentals, then choose intermediate Stick, MIG or TIG training, fabrication, and an AWS Certification Prep course. Noncredit classes are offered most semesters in the college's equipped welding lab.

Programs Offered

Welding Technology Courses

Credential: Noncredit workforce courses
Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Structural, Fabrication
GI Bill: Eligible
AWS Prep: Available

Schedule: Courses offered most semesters; individual sections vary, with current Fall 2026 offerings generally running six to eight weeks

This noncredit workforce-training course suite builds hands-on commercial-welding skills in HCC's equipped lab. Students may begin with Introduction… Read full description

This noncredit workforce-training course suite builds hands-on commercial-welding skills in HCC's equipped lab. Students may begin with Introduction to Welding, which emphasizes safety and introductory Stick, MIG, TIG and oxy-fuel work, then select intermediate Stick, MIG or TIG courses. Additional offerings cover welding fabrication and AWS certification preparation. Courses are independent, offered most semesters, and may be taken according to a student's process and career goals rather than as a fixed credit credential.

Offered at

Main Campus — Hagerstown, MD

Welding and Fabrication Letter of Recognition

Credential: Letter of Recognition
Processes: Fabrication
Program Length: 9 credit hours
AWS Prep: Available

Schedule: Three-course credit program; individual term availability varies

This 9-credit career-focused Letter of Recognition combines INT 106 Welding, INT 116 Welding Layout and Fabrication, and INT 206 AWS Welding… Read full description

This 9-credit career-focused Letter of Recognition combines INT 106 Welding, INT 116 Welding Layout and Fabrication, and INT 206 AWS Welding Certification Preparation. Official program material describes extensive hands-on practice and quality-control work for students seeking welding skills used across manufacturing and related industries. The required AWS preparation course provides explicit certification-test preparation within the credential.

Offered at

Main Campus — Hagerstown, MD

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