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Peninsula College

School type: Community College

Peninsula College offers a one-year Welding Technology certificate, a two-year AAS and focused short-term certificates in Stick, wire-feed, aluminum and pipe welding. Instruction combines classroom study with extensive welding-lab practice and covers structural-code work, metal fabrication, oxyacetylene, plasma and carbon-arc cutting, and multiple arc-welding processes. The college is an approved AWS testing facility and documents certification preparation across several courses and credentials.

School-wide Programs

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Welding Technology Certificate

Credential: Certificate
Program cost: $8,220.08–$8,827.10
Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Structural, Fabrication
Program Length: 3 quarters
AWS Prep: Available

Price basis, residency, included fees, source and verification date are not recorded.

Schedule: Full-time cohort plan; typical fall start

A 58-credit, three-quarter certificate combining classroom study with extensive welding-lab practice. The sequence develops Stick welding and… Read full description

A 58-credit, three-quarter certificate combining classroom study with extensive welding-lab practice. The sequence develops Stick welding and fabrication skills, oxyacetylene flame cutting, plasma and carbon-arc cutting and gouging, and AWS SMAW certification preparation; program outcomes also document MIG and TIG welding. Instruction follows AWS and WABO structural codes.

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Port Angeles Campus — Port Angeles, WA

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SMAW Welding Short Term Certificate

Credential: Short Term Certificate
Program cost: $2,167.55–$2,366.80
Processes: Stick, Fabrication
Program Length: 15 credit hours
AWS Prep: Not listed

Price basis, residency, included fees, source and verification date are not recorded.

Schedule: Fall quarter

A 15-credit beginning certificate in Stick welding and metal fabrication. Training introduces AWS terminology, oxyacetylene flame cutting, joint… Read full description

A 15-credit beginning certificate in Stick welding and metal fabrication. Training introduces AWS terminology, oxyacetylene flame cutting, joint design, layout, fit-up and welding of repair and fabrication projects.

Confirmed at

Port Angeles Campus — Port Angeles, WA

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Advanced SMAW Welding Short Term Certificate

Credential: Short Term Certificate
Program cost: $2,367.55–$2,566.80
Processes: Stick, Fabrication
Program Length: 15 credit hours
AWS Prep: Not listed

Price basis, residency, included fees, source and verification date are not recorded.

Schedule: Winter quarter

A 15-credit advanced Stick welding and fabrication certificate. Coursework continues plate welding and introduces oxyacetylene, plasma and carbon-arc… Read full description

A 15-credit advanced Stick welding and fabrication certificate. Coursework continues plate welding and introduces oxyacetylene, plasma and carbon-arc cutting and gouging, with metallurgy and practical project fit-up and welding.

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Port Angeles Campus — Port Angeles, WA

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Pipe Welding Basics Short Term Certificate

Credential: Short Term Certificate
Program cost: $2,367.55–$2,566.80
Processes: Stick, Pipe, Fabrication
Program Length: 15 credit hours
AWS Prep: Available

Price basis, residency, included fees, source and verification date are not recorded.

Schedule: Spring quarter

A 15-credit pipe-welding certificate built around advanced Stick welding and metal fabrication. The course explicitly prepares students for AWS SMAW… Read full description

A 15-credit pipe-welding certificate built around advanced Stick welding and metal fabrication. The course explicitly prepares students for AWS SMAW certification and develops layout, fit-up and welding skills for pipe-oriented work.

Confirmed at

Port Angeles Campus — Port Angeles, WA

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Aluminum Welding Short Term Certificate

Credential: Short Term Certificate
Program cost: $1,688.62–$1,843.90
Processes: MIG, TIG, Pipe, Fabrication
Program Length: 8 credit hours
AWS Prep: Available

Price basis, residency, included fees, source and verification date are not recorded.

Schedule: Summer quarter

An eight-credit aluminum-welding certificate using MIG and TIG for aluminum design, preparation, fabrication and quality control. The course… Read full description

An eight-credit aluminum-welding certificate using MIG and TIG for aluminum design, preparation, fabrication and quality control. The course emphasizes marine applications, includes pipe work and explicitly prepares students for the AWS D1.2 aluminum certification exam.

Confirmed at

Port Angeles Campus — Port Angeles, WA

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FCAW, GMAW Welding Short Term Certificate

Credential: Short Term Certificate
Program cost: $2,367.55–$2,566.80
Processes: MIG, Flux-Core, Fabrication
Program Length: 15 credit hours
AWS Prep: Available

Price basis, residency, included fees, source and verification date are not recorded.

Schedule: Fall quarter

A 15-credit wire-feed welding and fabrication certificate covering Flux-Core and MIG equipment setup, process selection, all-position welds, layout,… Read full description

A 15-credit wire-feed welding and fabrication certificate covering Flux-Core and MIG equipment setup, process selection, all-position welds, layout, fit-up and project fabrication. The required course explicitly includes AWS certification preparation.

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Port Angeles Campus — Port Angeles, WA

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Welding Technology, Associate in Applied Science

Credential: Associate in Applied Science
Program cost: $16,750.74–$18,110.79
Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Flux-Core, Pipe, Structural, Fabrication
Program Length: 7 quarters
AWS Prep: Available

Price basis, residency, included fees, source and verification date are not recorded.

Schedule: Two years full-time; seven-quarter sample plan

A 112-credit, seven-quarter competency-based degree combining general education with extensive welding-lab training. The sequence progresses through… Read full description

A 112-credit, seven-quarter competency-based degree combining general education with extensive welding-lab training. The sequence progresses through Stick, MIG, Flux-Core, TIG and aluminum welding; oxyacetylene, plasma and carbon-arc cutting and gouging; metal fabrication; and AWS pipe-welding preparation. Instruction follows AWS and WABO structural codes.

Confirmed at

Port Angeles Campus — Port Angeles, WA

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