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Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College

School type: Community College

Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College offers a stackable welding pathway built around NCCER curriculum and national welding codes. Students can complete 16-credit Basic, 17-credit Intermediate and 8-credit Advanced Welding certificates, or a 65-credit Associate in Applied Science combining welding with industrial maintenance. Official curricula document oxyfuel cutting, SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, GTAW, pipe and fabrication work, aluminum welding and robotic welding. The campus provides dedicated welding classroom and laboratory space in the Anne S. Crook Transportation and Logistics Center.

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General Technology: Welding/Industrial Maintenance

  • Credential: AAS
  • Program cost: Not listed
  • Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Flux-Core, Pipe, Fabrication
  • GI Bill: Eligible
  • Program Length: 65 semester hours
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Five-term sequence: Fall I, Spring I, Summer, Fall II and Spring II

This 65-semester-hour Associate in Applied Science uses Welding Technology as its primary technical specialty… Read full description for General Technology: Welding/Industrial Maintenance

This 65-semester-hour Associate in Applied Science uses Welding Technology as its primary technical specialty and Industrial Maintenance Technology as its secondary specialty. The five-term sequence combines oxyfuel cutting, SMAW, GMAW, FCAW and GTAW with robotic welding, aluminum welding and advanced fabrication. Industrial coursework includes hydraulic and pneumatic systems, packing and seals, technical communication and other supporting subjects. The curriculum progresses through two fall terms, two spring terms and a summer term.

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Main Campus — Orangeburg, SC
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Basic Welding

  • Credential: Certificate
  • Program cost: Not listed
  • Processes: MIG, Stick
  • Program Length: 16 semester hours
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Two-term sequence: Fall and Spring

This 16-semester-hour certificate uses modular NCCER Level I curriculum. Students study oxyfuel cutting, gas and arc welding, SMAW beads and fillet… Read full description for Basic Welding

This 16-semester-hour certificate uses modular NCCER Level I curriculum. Students study oxyfuel cutting, gas and arc welding, SMAW beads and fillet welds, and GMAW equipment, setup and basic welds. The program is taught to national welding codes, prepares students for testing and certification for fabrication-shop and maintenance-welding work, and requires students to obtain specified personal protective equipment and hand tools.

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Main Campus — Orangeburg, SC
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Intermediate Welding

  • Credential: Certificate
  • Program cost: Not listed
  • Processes: TIG, Stick, Flux-Core
  • Program Length: 17 semester hours
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Two-term sequence: Summer and Fall

This 17-semester-hour certificate uses modular NCCER Level II curriculum and can lead to NCCER Level II and Core credentials. The summer-and-fall… Read full description for Intermediate Welding

This 17-semester-hour certificate uses modular NCCER Level II curriculum and can lead to NCCER Level II and Core credentials. The summer-and-fall sequence covers advanced SMAW, GTAW and FCAW, along with welding-detail drawings and related industrial skills. It is taught to national welding codes and prepares students for qualification testing and work in metal fabrication, maintenance welding, construction and eventual pipe-welding applications.

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Main Campus — Orangeburg, SC
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Advanced Welding

  • Credential: Certificate
  • Program cost: Not listed
  • Processes: TIG, Stick, Pipe, Fabrication
  • Program Length: 8 semester hours
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: One Spring term after Basic and Intermediate Welding prerequisites

This 8-semester-hour advanced certificate studies mild-steel plate and pipe and some alloy work, focusing on SMAW and GTAW. Students complete required… Read full description for Advanced Welding

This 8-semester-hour advanced certificate studies mild-steel plate and pipe and some alloy work, focusing on SMAW and GTAW. Students complete required NCCER Level II and III modules and competencies through courses in inert-gas welding of aluminum and advanced fabrication welding. Successful completion of the Basic and Intermediate Welding certificates is required before entry.

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Main Campus — Orangeburg, SC
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