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Portland Community College

School type: Community College

This school has 3 listed campus locations. Compare programs and confirmed locations.

Portland Community College is a public community college serving the Portland region. Its Welding Technology department uses flexible modular instruction at Rock Creek, the Maritime Welding Training Center on Swan Island and the OMIC Training Center in Scappoose. The current catalog includes a 96-credit Welding Technology AAS, an 87-credit Maritime Welding certificate and nineteen career-pathway certificates covering Stick, MIG, TIG, Flux-Core, pipe, maritime, fabrication and certification-focused training.

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Welding Technology Associate of Applied Science

  • Credential: Associate of Applied Science
  • Program cost: Not listed
  • Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Flux-Core, Pipe, Fabrication
  • Program Length: 2 years
  • AWS Prep: Available

Schedule: Modular format; choose one to three modules per term, full- or part-time; shifts vary across Rock Creek, Maritime and OMIC

The 96-credit AAS combines modular hands-on welding training with general education. Required welding courses cover Stick, MIG, pulsed MIG,… Read full description for Welding Technology Associate of Applied Science

The 96-credit AAS combines modular hands-on welding training with general education. Required welding courses cover Stick, MIG, pulsed MIG, gas-shielded and self-shielded Flux-Core, TIG, oxyacetylene cutting, structural code work, certification practice and fabrication; electives can add pipe and other specialty processes. PCC outcomes state that students weld to AWS D1.1 and prepare for third-party Stick, MIG, Flux-Core and pipe tests.

Confirmed at

Maritime Welding Training Center — Portland, ORRock Creek Campus — Portland, OROMIC Training Center at Columbia County — Scappoose, OR
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Maritime Welding Certificate

  • Credential: Two-Year Certificate
  • Program cost: Not listed
  • Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Flux-Core, Pipe, Fabrication
  • Program Length: 87 credit hours
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Approximately two years full-time; modular scheduling by location

A two-year maritime welding certificate combining maritime Flux-Core, pulsed and conventional MIG, fabrication, certification practice, Stick and TIG… Read full description for Maritime Welding Certificate

A two-year maritime welding certificate combining maritime Flux-Core, pulsed and conventional MIG, fabrication, certification practice, Stick and TIG carbon-steel pipe welding, pipe fitting, socket joints, a capstone and cooperative education.

Confirmed at

Maritime Welding Training Center — Portland, OR
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Flux Core Arc Welding Certification Preparation

  • Credential: Career Pathway Certificate
  • Program cost: Not listed
  • Processes: Flux-Core
  • Program Length: 14 credit hours
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Less than one year full-time; modular scheduling with one to three modules per term

A four-course pathway covering foundational wire welding and both gas-shielded and self-shielded Flux-Core welding.

Confirmed at

Rock Creek Campus — Portland, OR
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Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Certification Preparation

  • Credential: Career Pathway Certificate
  • Program cost: Not listed
  • Processes: TIG
  • Program Length: 12 credit hours
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Less than one year full-time; modular scheduling with one to three modules per term

A TIG certification-preparation pathway covering mild steel, aluminum and stainless steel in common joints and positions.

Confirmed at

Rock Creek Campus — Portland, OR
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Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Customized

  • Credential: Career Pathway Certificate
  • Program cost: Not listed
  • Processes: TIG
  • Program Length: 12 credit hours
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Less than one year full-time; modular scheduling with one to three modules per term

A four-course customized TIG sequence progressing from beginning through advanced Heliarc work on aluminum and stainless steel.

Confirmed at

Rock Creek Campus — Portland, OR
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General Fabrication Preparation

  • Credential: Career Pathway Certificate
  • Program cost: Not listed
  • Processes: Fabrication
  • Program Length: 12 credit hours
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Less than one year full-time; modular scheduling with one to three modules per term

A three-course sequence in layout-tool selection, assembly to specifications and progressively more complex fabrication projects.

Confirmed at

Rock Creek Campus — Portland, OR
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Maritime Pipe Fitting

  • Credential: Career Pathway Certificate
  • Program cost: Not listed
  • Processes: Not listed
  • Program Length: 12 credit hours
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Less than one year full-time; modular scheduling with one to three modules per term

A maritime pathway focused on pipe-fitting fundamentals, fit-up and socket joints. The published required courses do not clearly name a welding or… Read full description for Maritime Pipe Fitting

A maritime pathway focused on pipe-fitting fundamentals, fit-up and socket joints. The published required courses do not clearly name a welding or thermal-cutting process.

Confirmed at

Maritime Welding Training Center — Portland, OR
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Maritime Welding Career Pathway Certificate

  • Credential: Career Pathway Certificate
  • Program cost: Not listed
  • Processes: Flux-Core
  • Program Length: 12 credit hours
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Less than one year full-time; modular scheduling with one to three modules per term

A short maritime welding pathway consisting of welding basics and two levels of maritime Flux-Core welding.

Confirmed at

Maritime Welding Training Center — Portland, OR
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Metal Fabrication Customized

  • Credential: Career Pathway Certificate
  • Program cost: Not listed
  • Processes: Fabrication
  • Program Length: 12 credit hours
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Less than one year full-time; modular scheduling with one to three modules per term

A four-course customized fabrication-welding practice sequence progressing from beginning to advanced work.

Confirmed at

Rock Creek Campus — Portland, OR
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Pipe Welding Certification Preparation

  • Credential: Career Pathway Certificate
  • Program cost: Not listed
  • Processes: TIG, Stick, Pipe
  • Program Length: 24 credit hours
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Less than one year full-time; modular scheduling with one to three modules per term

A six-course pipe-certification pathway using TIG on mild-steel pipe and Stick welding in melt-through, downhill and advanced positions.

Confirmed at

Rock Creek Campus — Portland, OR
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Pipe Welding Customized

  • Credential: Career Pathway Certificate
  • Program cost: Not listed
  • Processes: Pipe
  • Program Length: 12 credit hours
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Less than one year full-time; modular scheduling with one to three modules per term

A four-course customized pipe-welding practice sequence progressing through basic, intermediate and advanced 5G/6G work.

Confirmed at

Rock Creek Campus — Portland, OR
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Shielded Metal Arc Welding Certification Preparation

  • Credential: Career Pathway Certificate
  • Program cost: Not listed
  • Processes: Stick
  • Program Length: 16 credit hours
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Less than one year full-time; modular scheduling with one to three modules per term

A Stick certification-preparation pathway covering oxyacetylene cutting, multiple mild-steel electrodes and unlimited-thickness certification… Read full description for Shielded Metal Arc Welding Certification Preparation

A Stick certification-preparation pathway covering oxyacetylene cutting, multiple mild-steel electrodes and unlimited-thickness certification practice.

Confirmed at

Rock Creek Campus — Portland, OR
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Shielded Metal Arc Welding Customized

  • Credential: Career Pathway Certificate
  • Program cost: Not listed
  • Processes: Stick
  • Program Length: 12 credit hours
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Less than one year full-time; modular scheduling with one to three modules per term

A four-course customized Stick-welding sequence progressing from beginning through advanced metal-arc welding.

Confirmed at

Rock Creek Campus — Portland, OR
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Welding Certification Preparation Customized

  • Credential: Career Pathway Certificate
  • Program cost: Not listed
  • Processes: Not listed
  • Program Length: 12 credit hours
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Less than one year full-time; modular scheduling with one to three modules per term

A four-course customized welding-practice sequence designed around certification preparation; the credential requirements do not identify a single… Read full description for Welding Certification Preparation Customized

A four-course customized welding-practice sequence designed around certification preparation; the credential requirements do not identify a single process.

Confirmed at

Rock Creek Campus — Portland, OR
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Welding Technology

  • Credential: Career Pathway Certificate
  • Program cost: Not listed
  • Processes: MIG, Stick, Flux-Core
  • Program Length: 44 credit hours
  • AWS Prep: Available

Schedule: Less than one year full-time; modular scheduling with one to three modules per term

A 44-credit pathway in Stick, MIG, pulsed MIG, gas-shielded and self-shielded Flux-Core welding, oxyacetylene cutting and certification practice.… Read full description for Welding Technology

A 44-credit pathway in Stick, MIG, pulsed MIG, gas-shielded and self-shielded Flux-Core welding, oxyacetylene cutting and certification practice. Outcomes reference AWS D1.1 structural steel work and preparation for third-party welding tests.

Confirmed at

OMIC Training Center at Columbia County — Scappoose, OR
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Wire Welding Certification Preparation

  • Credential: Career Pathway Certificate
  • Program cost: Not listed
  • Processes: MIG, Flux-Core
  • Program Length: 24 credit hours
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Less than one year full-time; modular scheduling with one to three modules per term

A certification-preparation pathway in MIG, pulsed MIG and both gas-shielded and self-shielded Flux-Core welding.

Confirmed at

Rock Creek Campus — Portland, OR
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Wire Welding Customized

  • Credential: Career Pathway Certificate
  • Program cost: Not listed
  • Processes: Not listed
  • Program Length: 12 credit hours
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Less than one year full-time; modular scheduling with one to three modules per term

A four-course customized wire-welding sequence progressing from beginning through advanced out-of-position work.

Confirmed at

Rock Creek Campus — Portland, OR
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Wire and TIG Welding

  • Credential: Career Pathway Certificate
  • Program cost: Not listed
  • Processes: MIG, TIG, Flux-Core
  • Program Length: 44 credit hours
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Less than one year full-time; modular scheduling with one to three modules per term

A combined pathway in MIG, pulsed MIG, gas-shielded and self-shielded Flux-Core welding and TIG on mild steel, aluminum and stainless steel.

Confirmed at

Rock Creek Campus — Portland, OR
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