Welding Technology/Welder

Welding Technology/Welder is a certificate program (1 to 2 years) offered at Tidewater Community College, a public institution in Norfolk, VA. This program is part of the welding technology field (CIP 48.0508) and teaches students core welding processes including shielded metal arc, gas metal arc, and gas tungsten arc welding, along with blueprint reading and weld inspection basics.

Tidewater Community College also offers related programs in Computer and Information Systems Security, Funeral Service and Mortuary Science, Electrical/Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology, Industrial Production Technologies, and Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies. Students completing this program develop skills applicable to manufacturing, construction, pipefitting, and shipbuilding industries common to the Norfolk region.