The Welding Technology curriculum provides students with a sound understanding of the science, technology, and applications essential for successful employment in the welding and metalworking industry.
Instruction includes consumable and non-consumable electrode welding and cutting processes. Courses may include math, print reading, metallurgy, welding inspection, and destructive and non-destructive testing providing the student with industry-standard skills developed through classroom training and practical application.
Graduates of the Welding Technology curriculum may be employed as entry-level technicians in welding and metalworking industries. Career opportunities also exist in construction, manufacturing, fabrication, sales, quality control, supervision, and welding-related self-employment.
A student who enrolls into the welding program will need personal protective equipment and tools. This equipment includes the following:
Students will also need two textbooks which cover all welding courses. Other textbooks will be needed for the diploma courses that include academic related courses.
The College welcomes any high school graduate or non-graduate who is 18 years of age or older and who can benefit from the educational instruction programs offered. Academic Pathways are available to allow any tradition, non-traditional, or current high school students the opportunity for enrollment in the College.
Through Career & College Promise (CCP), qualified high-school-age students in North Carolina have the opportunity to pursue these options, tuition free, while they are in high school, allowing them to get a jumpstart on their workplace and college preparation.
Structural Welder
Pipe Welder
Equipment Repair
Fabrication
Shipbuilding
Railroad and Railcar
Industrial Welding for Energy Plants and Paper Mills
Aerospace
Construction
This is a 4 month training that concentrates on SMAW (Stick Welding) on plate and pipe. Also included in this training is a cutting processes course and symbols and specifications course.
This is a 6 month training that concentrates on fabrication and welding with the GMAW (Mig) and GTAW (Tig) process.
This is an 8 month training that includes all core welding courses. You will learn all welding processes along with cutting processes and symbols and specifications.
This training is offered to high school students and includes welding, cutting processes, and symbols and specifications.
This is a 1 year training program that will give the graduate the highest experience level in welding that HCC offers. This program offers advanced level courses for plate and pipe welding. You will also gain training in cutting processes, symbols and specifications, fabrication and inspection and testing of welds.
Check out the bookstore or visit our library to find the resources you need to get started.
