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South Puget Sound Community College

School type: Community College

South Puget Sound Community College offers competency-based welding education combining classroom instruction with extensive hands-on training. Students can pursue a 96-credit Welding Technology AAS or certificates in basic welding, Stick, MIG, Flux-Core, and TIG. The curriculum includes thermal cutting and gouging, oxyacetylene welding, multiple arc-welding processes, fabrication, and certification practice. SPSCC is a WABO-certified testing facility, and WABO testing fees are included in tuition.

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Welding Technology (AAS)

  • Credential: Associate in Applied Science
  • Program cost: Not listed
  • Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Flux-Core, Fabrication
  • Program Length: 7 quarters
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Full-time credential pathway; separate part-time evening skill courses do not lead to the degree or certificates

A 96-credit competency-based AAS combining classroom instruction with extensive shop training in Stick, MIG, Flux-Core, TIG, oxyacetylene welding,… Read full description for Welding Technology (AAS)

A 96-credit competency-based AAS combining classroom instruction with extensive shop training in Stick, MIG, Flux-Core, TIG, oxyacetylene welding, thermal cutting and gouging, and welding fabrication/certification. It prepares students for entry-level welding, fitting, fabrication, manufacturing, construction, maintenance, and repair roles.

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Olympia Campus — Olympia, WA
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Basic Welding Skills

  • Credential: Certificate of Achievement
  • Program cost: Not listed
  • Processes: Stick
  • Program Length: 1 quarter
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Full-time credential pathway

A 17-credit Certificate of Achievement for entry-level work as a welding apprentice or shop helper. Required courses cover welding theory, thermal… Read full description for Basic Welding Skills

A 17-credit Certificate of Achievement for entry-level work as a welding apprentice or shop helper. Required courses cover welding theory, thermal cutting and gouging, oxyacetylene welding, and first-level Stick welding through classroom and hands-on instruction.

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Olympia Campus — Olympia, WA
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Shielded Metal Arc Welding

  • Credential: Certificate of Proficiency
  • Program cost: Not listed
  • Processes: Stick
  • Program Length: 2 quarters
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Full-time credential pathway

A 31-credit Certificate of Proficiency specializing in Stick welding. It builds on welding theory, thermal cutting and gouging, and oxyacetylene… Read full description for Shielded Metal Arc Welding

A 31-credit Certificate of Proficiency specializing in Stick welding. It builds on welding theory, thermal cutting and gouging, and oxyacetylene welding with two levels of Shielded Metal Arc Welding practice.

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Olympia Campus — Olympia, WA
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Gas Metal Arc Welding

  • Credential: Certificate of Proficiency
  • Program cost: Not listed
  • Processes: MIG, Stick
  • Program Length: 3 quarters
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Full-time credential pathway

A 45-credit Certificate of Proficiency specializing in MIG. The required sequence includes foundational welding theory, thermal cutting and gouging,… Read full description for Gas Metal Arc Welding

A 45-credit Certificate of Proficiency specializing in MIG. The required sequence includes foundational welding theory, thermal cutting and gouging, oxyacetylene and Stick welding, print interpretation, and dedicated Gas Metal Arc Welding shop training.

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Olympia Campus — Olympia, WA
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Flux Cored Arc Welding

  • Credential: Certificate of Proficiency
  • Program cost: Not listed
  • Processes: Stick, Flux-Core
  • Program Length: 3 quarters
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Full-time credential pathway

A Certificate of Proficiency providing hands-on specialization in Flux Cored Arc Welding within SPSCC's competency-based welding sequence, with… Read full description for Flux Cored Arc Welding

A Certificate of Proficiency providing hands-on specialization in Flux Cored Arc Welding within SPSCC's competency-based welding sequence, with foundational arc-welding and metal-cutting instruction.

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Olympia Campus — Olympia, WA
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Gas Tungsten Arc Welding

  • Credential: Certificate of Proficiency
  • Program cost: Not listed
  • Processes: TIG, Stick
  • Program Length: 3 quarters
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Full-time credential pathway

A Certificate of Proficiency providing hands-on specialization in TIG within SPSCC's competency-based welding sequence, with foundational arc-welding… Read full description for Gas Tungsten Arc Welding

A Certificate of Proficiency providing hands-on specialization in TIG within SPSCC's competency-based welding sequence, with foundational arc-welding and metal-cutting instruction.

Confirmed at

Olympia Campus — Olympia, WA
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