Richland Community College offers a Welding Technology Associate in Applied Science and certificates in pipefitting and pipe welding, welding technology, production welding, and basic welding. Official curricula combine closely sequenced shop instruction in Stick, MIG/Flux-Core, TIG, pipe welding, specialty metals, maintenance repair, and fabrication with technical courses in pipefitting, materials, layout, and workplace practice. The broader program documents resistance and solid-state welding, oxy-fuel welding, oxy-fuel, arc, and thermal cutting, and preparation for AWS, ASME, and NCCER certification examinations.