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Portland Community College — Maritime Welding Training Center

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.

Programs Offered

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,

  • Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Flux-Core, Pipe, Fabrication
  • GI Bill: Varies
  • AWS Prep: Available

Offered at

Maritime Welding Training CenterPortland, ORRock Creek CampusPortland, OROMIC Training Center at Columbia CountyScappoose, OR

Maritime Welding Certificate

A two-year maritime welding certificate combining maritime Flux-Core, pulsed and conventional MIG, fabrication, certification practice, Stick and TIG

  • Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Flux-Core, Pipe, Fabrication
  • GI Bill: Varies
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Offered at

Maritime Welding Training CenterPortland, OR

Flux Core Arc Welding Certification Preparation

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

  • Processes: Flux-Core
  • GI Bill: Varies
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Offered at

Rock Creek CampusPortland, OR

Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Certification Preparation

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

  • Processes: TIG
  • GI Bill: Varies
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Offered at

Rock Creek CampusPortland, OR

Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Customized

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

  • Processes: TIG
  • GI Bill: Varies
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Offered at

Rock Creek CampusPortland, OR

General Fabrication Preparation

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

  • Processes: Fabrication
  • GI Bill: Varies
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Offered at

Rock Creek CampusPortland, OR

Maritime Aluminum Welding and Ship Fitting

A maritime aluminum pathway using pulsed and conventional MIG processes in ship-fitting applications.

  • Processes: MIG
  • GI Bill: Varies
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Offered at

Maritime Welding Training CenterPortland, OR

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

  • Processes: To be announced
  • GI Bill: Varies
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Offered at

Maritime Welding Training CenterPortland, OR

Maritime Pipe Welding

A maritime carbon-steel pipe pathway using Stick and TIG processes in progressively advanced applications.

  • Processes: TIG, Stick, Pipe
  • GI Bill: Varies
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Offered at

Maritime Welding Training CenterPortland, OR

Maritime Shipfitter and Welder

A maritime sequence in fabrication and welding certification practice for shipfitter/welder work.

  • Processes: Fabrication
  • GI Bill: Varies
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Offered at

Maritime Welding Training CenterPortland, OR

Maritime Welding Career Pathway Certificate

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

  • Processes: Flux-Core
  • GI Bill: Varies
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Offered at

Maritime Welding Training CenterPortland, OR

Metal Fabrication Customized

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

  • Processes: Fabrication
  • GI Bill: Varies
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Offered at

Rock Creek CampusPortland, OR

Pipe Welding Certification Preparation

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

  • Processes: TIG, Stick, Pipe
  • GI Bill: Varies
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Offered at

Rock Creek CampusPortland, OR

Pipe Welding Customized

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

  • Processes: Pipe
  • GI Bill: Varies
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Offered at

Rock Creek CampusPortland, OR

Shielded Metal Arc Welding Certification Preparation

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

  • Processes: Stick
  • GI Bill: Varies
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Offered at

Rock Creek CampusPortland, OR

Shielded Metal Arc Welding Customized

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

  • Processes: Stick
  • GI Bill: Varies
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Offered at

Rock Creek CampusPortland, OR

Welding Certification Preparation Customized

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

  • Processes: To be announced
  • GI Bill: Varies
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Offered at

Rock Creek CampusPortland, OR

Welding Technology

A 44-credit pathway in Stick, MIG, pulsed MIG, gas-shielded and self-shielded Flux-Core welding, oxyacetylene cutting and certification practice.

  • Processes: MIG, Stick, Flux-Core
  • GI Bill: Varies
  • AWS Prep: Available

Offered at

OMIC Training Center at Columbia CountyScappoose, OR

Wire Welding Certification Preparation

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

  • Processes: MIG, Flux-Core
  • GI Bill: Varies
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Offered at

Rock Creek CampusPortland, OR

Wire Welding Customized

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

  • Processes: To be announced
  • GI Bill: Varies
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Offered at

Rock Creek CampusPortland, OR

Wire and TIG Welding

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

  • Processes: MIG, TIG, Flux-Core
  • GI Bill: Varies
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Offered at

Rock Creek CampusPortland, OR

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