Tidewater Community College

Tidewater Community College is a public multi-campus community college serving South Hampton Roads. Its Portsmouth Campus offers a 33-credit Welding certificate and an 18-credit Welding Essentials career studies certificate. Both programs emphasize hands-on work in high-tech welding labs, progressing from oxyfuel welding and cutting through arc and inert-gas-shielded techniques and pipe and tube welding. The programs support employment in shipyards, utilities, manufacturing, marine work, refineries, fabrication, and repair.

Programs Offered

Welding

Credential: Certificate
Processes: Pipe, Fabrication
GI Bill: Eligible
Program Length: 33 credit hours
AWS Prep: Available

Schedule: Three semesters; hands-on instruction at Portsmouth Campus

A 33-credit certificate completed over three semesters. In addition to English and mathematics, students… Read full description

A 33-credit certificate completed over three semesters. In addition to English and mathematics, students receive hands-on instruction in fabrication, welding, and repair in high-tech labs. Practical work ranges from oxyfuel welding and cutting through arc and inert-gas-shielded techniques to pipe and tube welding, supporting entry-level work in shipyards, utilities, manufacturing, marine settings, and refineries.

Offered at

Portsmouth Campus — Portsmouth, VA

Welding Essentials

Credential: Career Studies Certificate
Processes: Pipe, Fabrication
Program Length: 18 credit hours
AWS Prep: Available

Schedule: Two semesters; hands-on instruction at Portsmouth Campus

An 18-credit career studies certificate completed over two semesters and focused on practical welding classes. Students progress from oxyfuel welding… Read full description

An 18-credit career studies certificate completed over two semesters and focused on practical welding classes. Students progress from oxyfuel welding and cutting through arc welding, inert-gas-shielded techniques, and pipe and tube welding. The program is a shorter hands-on route to fundamental welding, fabrication, and repair skills at the Portsmouth Campus.

Offered at

Portsmouth Campus — Portsmouth, VA

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