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Southwestern Oregon Community College — Coos Campus

Southwestern Oregon Community College offers a 93-credit Welding AAS, a one-year Welding Certificate of Completion, and shorter career-pathway certificates. Official curricula document shop training in Stick, MIG, Flux-Core, TIG, pipe welding, fabrication, oxyacetylene welding, brazing, oxyfuel and plasma cutting, scarfing, and air-arc gouging. The AAS is an AWS entry-level certified program, and successful completion of AWS portions of welding courses can qualify students for an AWS entry-level Certificate of Completion. A current Fall 2026 initiative also makes the Welding Certificate available to eligible Curry County students through the Curry Campus.

Programs Offered

Welding, Associate of Applied Science

The 93-credit AAS prepares students for entry-level welding and advancement in manufacturing and fabrication. Students develop welding and fitting

  • Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Flux-Core, Pipe, Fabrication
  • GI Bill: Varies
  • AWS Prep: Available

Offered at

Coos CampusCoos Bay, OR

Welding Certificate of Completion

This 48-credit, first-year welding certificate prepares students for entry-level metalworking jobs and stacks into the Welding AAS. Its laboratory

  • Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Flux-Core, Pipe, Fabrication
  • GI Bill: Varies
  • AWS Prep: Available

Offered at

Coos CampusCoos Bay, ORCurry CampusBrookings, OR

Welding Assistant Career Pathway Certificate

This 18-credit career-pathway certificate introduces thermal cutting, brazing, Stick, MIG, and Flux-Core welding through foundational welding courses

  • Processes: MIG, Stick, Flux-Core
  • GI Bill: Varies
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Offered at

Coos CampusCoos Bay, OR

Welding Technician Career Pathway Certificate

This 24-credit career-pathway certificate builds entry-level shop skills in thermal cutting, brazing, Stick, MIG, and Flux-Core welding. It adds a

  • Processes: MIG, Stick, Flux-Core
  • GI Bill: Varies
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Offered at

Coos CampusCoos Bay, OR

Pipe Fitting Career Pathway Certificate

This 12-credit career-pathway certificate concentrates on pipe welding, pipe layout and fitting, and advanced TIG. The published pathway also requires

  • Processes: TIG, Stick, Pipe
  • GI Bill: Varies
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Offered at

Coos CampusCoos Bay, OR

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