Manchester Community College

Manchester Community College offers stackable academic welding credentials and accelerated workforce training. The curriculum covers the four major welding processes, blueprint reading, manufacturing repair, CAD, structural and pipe-code welding, metallurgy, fabrication and qualification-test preparation through classroom and laboratory work.

Programs Offered

WDC Accelerated Welding

Credential: Workforce Training Certificate
Program cost: $16,000
Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Flux-Core, Fabrication
Program Length: 12 weeks
AWS Prep: Available

Schedule: Evening second-shift full-time cohort; 20-25 lab hours plus 8-9 theory hours weekly

A 12-week, 402-plus-hour accelerated program for submarine-supply-chain employment. It combines welding safety and fundamentals, MIG/TIG instruction,… Read full description

A 12-week, 402-plus-hour accelerated program for submarine-supply-chain employment. It combines welding safety and fundamentals, MIG/TIG instruction, blueprint reading and math with 288 hours of hands-on lab practice.

Offered at

Main Campus — Manchester, NH

Welding Technology Associate of Applied Science

Credential: Associate of Applied Science
Program cost: $18,280
Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Pipe, Structural, Fabrication, Performance
GI Bill: Eligible
Program Length: 2 years
AWS Prep: Available

Schedule: Semester-based daytime classroom and laboratory sequence

A two-year program integrating welding theory with extensive lab work in the four major processes, then… Read full description

A two-year program integrating welding theory with extensive lab work in the four major processes, then advancing to structural code welding, metallurgy, fabrication and estimating, pipe-code welding and intermediate GTAW pipe work. Graduates are prepared for industry welder qualification testing.

Offered at

Main Campus — Manchester, NH

Welding Technology Certificate

Credential: Certificate
Program cost: $6,240
Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Fabrication
GI Bill: Eligible
Program Length: 21 credits
AWS Prep: Available

Schedule: Semester-based classroom and laboratory sequence

A 21-credit stackable certificate covering welding fundamentals, gas and arc laboratory practice, MIG and TIG… Read full description

A 21-credit stackable certificate covering welding fundamentals, gas and arc laboratory practice, MIG and TIG theory and lab, and welding blueprint reading for entry-level combination-welder work.

Offered at

Main Campus — Manchester, NH

Welding Technology Professional Certificate

Credential: Professional Certificate
Program cost: $9,210
Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Fabrication
Program Length: 32 credits
AWS Prep: Not listed

A 32-credit first-year credential combining welding fundamentals, gas and arc laboratory work, MIG/TIG theory and lab, manufacturing repair, blueprint… Read full description

A 32-credit first-year credential combining welding fundamentals, gas and arc laboratory work, MIG/TIG theory and lab, manufacturing repair, blueprint reading, CAD, mathematics and college composition.

Offered at

Main Campus — Manchester, NH

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