Linn-Benton Community College

School type: Community College

Linn-Benton Community College offers Welding and Fabrication Technology and Industrial Pipe Trades: Fitting and Welding credentials. Current curricula combine extensive shop practice with blueprint and welding-symbol interpretation, fabrication and layout, metallurgy, cutting, pipe fitting, and pipe welding. The facilities support Stick, MIG, TIG, and Flux-Core work, while the two-year pathways add advanced fabrication, pipe positions, capstone work, and opportunities for plate or pipe welder qualification.

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 and Fabrication Technology, One-Year Certificate

Credential: One-Year Certificate
Program cost: Not listed
Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Flux-Core, Pipe, Structural, Fabrication
Program Length: 1 year
AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Term-based daytime lab training

The one-year Welding and Fabrication Technology certificate provides sequenced shop training in Stick, MIG, TIG, and Flux-Core welding together with… Read full description

The one-year Welding and Fabrication Technology certificate provides sequenced shop training in Stick, MIG, TIG, and Flux-Core welding together with fabrication and repair, layout, print reading, introductory pipe welding, technical writing, measurement, and workplace skills.

Confirmed at

Albany Campus — Albany, OR

Availability sources

Albany Campus — availability source

Welding and Fabrication Technology, Associate of Applied Science

Credential: AAS
Program cost: Not listed
Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Flux-Core, Pipe, Structural, Fabrication
Program Length: 90 credits
AWS Prep: Not listed

The 90-credit AAS extends core welding and fabrication training through advanced fabrication, machinery maintenance, metallurgy, introductory pipe… Read full description

The 90-credit AAS extends core welding and fabrication training through advanced fabrication, machinery maintenance, metallurgy, introductory pipe welding, capstone work, and technical electives.

Confirmed at

Albany Campus — Albany, OR

Availability sources

Albany Campus — availability source

Industrial Pipe Trades: Fitting and Welding, Associate of Applied Science

Credential: AAS
Program cost: Not listed
Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Flux-Core, Pipe, Fabrication, Performance
Program Length: 2 years
AWS Prep: Not listed

A two-year industrial pipe pathway covering pipe fitting, layout, isometric drawings, material preparation, codes, and pipe welding in 2G, 5G, and 6G… Read full description

A two-year industrial pipe pathway covering pipe fitting, layout, isometric drawings, material preparation, codes, and pipe welding in 2G, 5G, and 6G positions with Stick, TIG, MIG/wire-feed, and Flux-Core processes. The college states that second-year students have an opportunity to become certified in plate and pipe welding.

Confirmed at

Albany Campus — Albany, OR

Availability sources

Albany Campus — availability source

Industrial Pipe Trades: Fitting and Welding, One-Year Certificate

Credential: One-Year Certificate
Program cost: Not listed
Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Flux-Core, Pipe, Fabrication
Program Length: 46 credits
AWS Prep: Not listed

A 46-credit certificate in pipe processing, preparation, layout, fitting, print interpretation, and three sequential pipe-welding practice courses.

Confirmed at

Albany Campus — Albany, OR

Availability sources

Albany Campus — availability source

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