West Virginia Northern Community College is a public two-year college serving the Northern Panhandle. Its Wheeling-campus welding pathway includes an associate degree, an oil-and-gas pipe certificate, and advanced skill sets in combination pipe and structural steel welding. Official program information documents hands-on plate and pipe training in multiple positions using Stick, MIG, TIG, and Flux-Core processes, with work performed to AWS, ASME, or API standards as applicable. The college also operates an AWS Accredited Testing Facility.