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South Piedmont Community College — Tyson Family Center for Technology

School type: Community College

9 programs are confirmed at Tyson Family Center for Technology. View campus program details.

About South Piedmont Community College (school-wide)

South Piedmont Community College offers a 43-credit Welding Technology diploma, focused plate-and-pipe certificates, high-school welding pathways, and noncredit skills-development courses. The current official program page documents Stick, MIG, TIG, Flux-Core, and laser welding across the program, plus cutting, fabrication, metallurgy, inspection, and certification-oriented practice. It states that welding is offered in Monroe at the Tyson Family Center for Technology and in Polkton at L.L. Polk Campus, although another statement on the same page refers to welding bays at Old Charlotte Highway and L.L. Polk; that location conflict requires review.

Programs Confirmed at This Campus

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Welding Technology Diploma

  • Credential: Diploma
  • Program cost: Not listed
  • Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Flux-Core, Pipe, Fabrication
  • GI Bill: Eligible
  • Program Length: 43 credit hours
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Online/in-person; approximately 1.5 years

A 43-credit diploma combining classroom instruction and hands-on welding practice. The official program… Read full description for Welding Technology Diploma

A 43-credit diploma combining classroom instruction and hands-on welding practice. The official program describes welding science, metallurgy, inspection, fabrication, industry-standard techniques, and certification-oriented skill development. Across the welding program, South Piedmont documents Stick, MIG, TIG, Flux-Core, and laser welding; diploma study also progresses into plate/pipe applications and cutting practice.

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Tyson Family Center for Technology — Monroe, NC
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Welding Technology Basic Welding Certificate

  • Credential: Certificate
  • Program cost: Not listed
  • Processes: Not listed
  • Program Length: 18 credit hours
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Online/in-person; approximately 1 year

An 18-credit foundational certificate for entry-level welding work and progression into more advanced welding study.

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Tyson Family Center for Technology — Monroe, NC
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Welding Technology GMAW Plate/Pipe Certificate

  • Credential: Certificate
  • Program cost: Not listed
  • Processes: MIG, Pipe
  • Program Length: 18 credit hours
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Online/in-person; approximately 1 year

An 18-credit certificate advancing MIG groove-welding skills on carbon-steel plate and pipe in multiple positions. WLD 121 is a prerequisite.

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Tyson Family Center for Technology — Monroe, NC
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Welding Technology GTAW Plate/Pipe Certificate

  • Credential: Certificate
  • Program cost: Not listed
  • Processes: TIG, Pipe
  • Program Length: 18 credit hours
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Online/in-person; approximately 1 year

An 18-credit certificate advancing TIG setup, joint preparation, electrode selection, and welding on plate and pipe in all positions. WLD 131 is a… Read full description for Welding Technology GTAW Plate/Pipe Certificate

An 18-credit certificate advancing TIG setup, joint preparation, electrode selection, and welding on plate and pipe in all positions. WLD 131 is a prerequisite.

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Tyson Family Center for Technology — Monroe, NC
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Welding Technology SMAW Plate/Pipe Certificate

  • Credential: Certificate
  • Program cost: Not listed
  • Processes: Stick, Pipe
  • Program Length: 18 credit hours
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Online/in-person; approximately 1 year

An 18-credit certificate advancing Stick welding on varied joint geometries, including carbon-steel groove welds in flat, horizontal, vertical, and… Read full description for Welding Technology SMAW Plate/Pipe Certificate

An 18-credit certificate advancing Stick welding on varied joint geometries, including carbon-steel groove welds in flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions. WLD 115 is a prerequisite.

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Tyson Family Center for Technology — Monroe, NC
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Basic Welding Technology CTE Certificate

  • Credential: CTE Certificate
  • Program cost: Not listed
  • Processes: MIG, Stick, Flux-Core
  • Program Length: 14 credit hours
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Online/in-person; approximately 1 year

A 14-credit Career and College Promise pathway for eligible high-school students covering cutting processes, Stick plate welding, MIG/Flux-Core plate… Read full description for Basic Welding Technology CTE Certificate

A 14-credit Career and College Promise pathway for eligible high-school students covering cutting processes, Stick plate welding, MIG/Flux-Core plate welding, and welding symbols.

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Tyson Family Center for Technology — Monroe, NC
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Introduction to Welding CTE Certificate

  • Credential: CTE Certificate
  • Program cost: Not listed
  • Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Flux-Core
  • Program Length: 18 credit hours
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Online/in-person; approximately 1 year

An 18-credit Career and College Promise pathway for eligible high-school students covering cutting, Stick, MIG/Flux-Core, TIG, and welding symbols.

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Tyson Family Center for Technology — Monroe, NC
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Intro to Welding Processes

  • Credential: Skills Development
  • Program cost: Not listed
  • Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Online/in-person

A noncredit skills-development course introducing welding principles and practice with process-specific instruction in Stick, MIG, and TIG. Classroom topics include blueprint reading,… Read full description for Intro to Welding Processes

A noncredit skills-development course introducing welding principles and practice with process-specific instruction in Stick, MIG, and TIG. Classroom topics include blueprint reading, metallurgy, inspection, and destructive and nondestructive testing; the course builds knowledge for industry-specific certification testing.

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Tyson Family Center for Technology — Monroe, NC
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Intermediate/Advanced Welding Processes

  • Credential: Skills Development
  • Program cost: Not listed
  • Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Online/in-person

A noncredit skills-development course advancing Stick, MIG, and TIG practice with blueprint reading, metallurgy, inspection, and destructive and nondestructive testing. Intro to Welding… Read full description for Intermediate/Advanced Welding Processes

A noncredit skills-development course advancing Stick, MIG, and TIG practice with blueprint reading, metallurgy, inspection, and destructive and nondestructive testing. Intro to Welding Processes is required first.

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Tyson Family Center for Technology — Monroe, NC
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