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Welding

Basic Manufacturing & Fabrication Welding Certificate

A 15-credit short certificate focused on shielded-metal-arc groove welding, gas-tungsten-arc welding, lab practice, special topics, and certification preparation.

15 credit hoursOngoing
Basic Manufacturing & Fabrication Welding Certificate program

Schedule

Apply to Calhoun and confirm the next course sequence with the Welding Technology program

Location

Calhoun Community College Decatur Campus · Tanner, Alabama

Cost

Current tuition applies; not eligible for federal Title IV aid

Welding opportunity

About the program

Calhoun's focused welding certificate combines SMAW groove work, GTAW instruction and groove lab practice, special topics, and a certification course. It sits within a hands-on welding program that also teaches metal behavior, cutting, blueprint reading, inspection, fabrication, and multiple major welding processes.

Calhoun Basic Manufacturing & Fabrication Welding Short-Term Certificate

Presented with NC3 and Lincoln Electric Education Partner Schools

What participants will learn

  • +Shielded Metal Arc Welding groove work
  • +Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
  • +GTAW groove lab practice
  • +Welding certification preparation
  • +Manufacturing and fabrication welding techniques

Who this program is for

  • +College admission and course registration are required
  • +Applicants should confirm course sequencing and any equipment or PPE requirements with the welding program

Program highlights

  • +Focused 15-credit certificate
  • +Five-course hands-on sequence
  • +NC3-approved welding program
  • +Lincoln Electric Education Partner School
  • +Clear college application pathway