New Mexico Junior College offers an Associate of Applied Science and a shorter certificate in welding at its Hobbs campus. The curriculum combines welding theory with practical shop work and required study in introductory and advanced welding, pipe welding, fabrication or advanced practice, job estimating and welding electives. Official course descriptions document shielded metal arc and pipe welding, oxy-acetylene welding and cutting, brazing and soldering; the program is designed around American Welding Society entry-level skill standards.