Prince George's Community College

Prince George's Community College offers noncredit welding training through Continuing Education at its Largo campus. The current sequence includes Basic Arc Welding, Advanced Arc Welding and a one-day Welder Testing Course. Published instruction covers Stick and MIG welding, Flux-Core testing options, thermal and plasma cutting, air-carbon-arc cutting and gouging, and structural-welder performance testing. Basic and advanced courses combine classroom concepts with hands-on booth practice, and the advanced course is designed to prepare students for the AWS D1.1 structural-steel welder test.

Programs Offered

Basic Arc Welding

Credential: Continuing Education Course
Program cost: $1,190
Processes: Stick
Program Length: 6.0 CEUs
AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Evening; Spring 2026 offered as 15 sessions at Largo Annex A

A noncredit introductory arc-welding course covering equipment and shop setup, electrode selection, welding positions and practical booth work.… Read full description

A noncredit introductory arc-welding course covering equipment and shop setup, electrode selection, welding positions and practical booth work. Students learn SMAW/Stick welding and thermal cutting and practice flat, vertical and overhead welds. The Spring 2026 course is published as 6.0 CEUs across 15 evening sessions at Largo Annex A.

Offered at

Largo Campus — Largo, MD

Advanced Arc Welding

Credential: Continuing Education Course
Program cost: $1,190
Processes: MIG, Stick, Structural
Program Length: 6.0 CEUs
AWS Prep: Available

Schedule: Evening; Spring 2026 offered as 15 sessions at Largo Annex A

A noncredit advanced course that builds on Basic Arc Welding through all-position practice in SMAW/Stick and GMAW/MIG, together with plasma-arc… Read full description

A noncredit advanced course that builds on Basic Arc Welding through all-position practice in SMAW/Stick and GMAW/MIG, together with plasma-arc cutting and air-carbon-arc cutting and gouging. The course is designed to refine job-entry welding skills and prepare students for the AWS D1.1 structural-steel welder performance test.

Offered at

Largo Campus — Largo, MD

Welder Testing Course

Credential: AWS D1.1 Welder Performance Qualification Test
Program cost: $350
Processes: Stick, Flux-Core, Structural
Program Length: 1 day
AWS Prep: Available

Schedule: One day; section dates vary

A one-day course administering the AWS D1.1 Structural Steel Welder Performance Qualification Test under an AWS-certified supervisor. Candidates test… Read full description

A one-day course administering the AWS D1.1 Structural Steel Welder Performance Qualification Test under an AWS-certified supervisor. Candidates test on vertical and overhead plate using either E7018 Stick electrodes or E71T-1 Flux-Core wire.

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