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Southern Union State Community College

Southern Union State Community College offers six welding credentials at its Opelika Campus: a 72-credit Welding Technology AAS, a 54-credit certificate, and short-term certificates in MIG/Flux-Core, TIG, Stick, and carbon-steel pipe welding. Competency-based instruction combines theory and shop application in MIG, TIG, Stick, Flux-Core, pipe welding, oxyfuel cutting, carbon-arc cutting, and plasma cutting. The AAS curriculum prepares students for the AWS Entry Level Welder test and requires AWS SENSE third-party credentialing.

Programs Offered

Welding Technology

The 72-credit competency-based AAS combines welding theory with hands-on instruction in MIG, TIG, Stick, Flux-Core, pipe welding, oxyfuel cutting,

  • Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Flux-Core, Pipe
  • Program Length: 72 credit hours
  • AWS Prep: Available

Offered at

Wadley CampusWadley, ALOpelika CampusOpelika, ALValley CampusValley, AL

Welding Technology Certificate

The 54-credit certificate follows four terms of the welding sequence, including MIG, Flux-Core, Stick, TIG, cutting processes, groove welding, and TIG

  • Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Flux-Core, Pipe
  • Program Length: 54 credit hours
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Offered at

Opelika CampusOpelika, AL

Basic Gas Metal Arc Welding

This 9-credit short-term certificate combines industrial drawing interpretation with MIG and Flux-Core welding theory and laboratory practice.

  • Processes: MIG, Flux-Core
  • Program Length: 9 credit hours
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Offered at

Opelika CampusOpelika, AL

Basic Gas Tungsten Arc Welding

This 9-credit short-term certificate develops Stick groove-welding preparation and TIG welding skills through theory and laboratory coursework.

  • Processes: TIG, Stick
  • Program Length: 9 credit hours
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Offered at

Opelika CampusOpelika, AL

Basic Shielded Metal Arc Welding

This 12-credit short-term certificate provides Stick fillet-welding theory and laboratory instruction together with oxyfuel, plasma-arc, and

  • Processes: Stick
  • Program Length: 12 credit hours
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Offered at

Opelika CampusOpelika, AL

Carbon Arc Pipe Welding

This 15-credit short-term certificate develops TIG and Stick welding on carbon-steel pipe in multiple positions and includes a certification course.

  • Processes: TIG, Stick, Pipe
  • Program Length: 15 credit hours
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Offered at

Opelika CampusOpelika, AL

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