Wytheville Community College

Wytheville Community College offers a Technical Studies in Welding associate degree plus Welding I and Welding II career-studies certificates. Official curricula document hands-on Stick, MIG, TIG and Flux-Core training, qualification testing, oxyfuel welding and cutting, and plasma cutting. Current welding instruction is documented at WCC at the Crossroads in Galax and WCC WEST in Marion.

Programs Offered

Technical Studies in Welding

Credential: Associate of Applied Science
Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Flux-Core
Program Length: 64 credits
AWS Prep: Not listed

This 64-credit associate pathway develops welding and related technical skills through multi-process laboratory work and supporting general education.… Read full description

This 64-credit associate pathway develops welding and related technical skills through multi-process laboratory work and supporting general education. Official program materials document Stick, MIG, TIG and Flux-Core welding, qualification testing, and oxyfuel and plasma cutting.

Welding I

Credential: Career Studies Certificate
Program cost: $2,967.30
Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick
Program Length: 17 credits
AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: One semester (16 weeks)

This one-semester certificate provides entry-level welding skills through Fundamentals of Welding, basic Stick, MIG and TIG courses. Laboratory work… Read full description

This one-semester certificate provides entry-level welding skills through Fundamentals of Welding, basic Stick, MIG and TIG courses. Laboratory work introduces arc and oxyfuel welding and cutting, equipment operation and joining ferrous and nonferrous metals.

Offered at

WCC at the Crossroads Institute — Galax, VA WCC WEST: Workforce, Education, & Skills Training — Marion, VA

Welding II

Credential: Career Studies Certificate
Program cost: $3,004.20
Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Flux-Core
Program Length: 18 credits
AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: One semester (16 weeks)

This advanced certificate builds on prior welding training with advanced Stick, MIG and TIG work, Flux-Core welding and qualification tests. Students… Read full description

This advanced certificate builds on prior welding training with advanced Stick, MIG and TIG work, Flux-Core welding and qualification tests. Students complete process-specific laboratory courses and prepare welds in multiple positions.

Offered at

WCC at the Crossroads Institute — Galax, VA WCC WEST: Workforce, Education, & Skills Training — Marion, VA

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