Welding
Certificate of Achievement
This Welding Certificate of Achievement program provides students with a basic understanding of the science, technology, and the application skills essential for successful employment in the welding and metal industry. Instruction includes consumable and non-consumable electrode welding and cutting processes.
This Certificate may be part of the AAS Degree in Technical Studies. Before registration, talk to a Technical Studies Advisor!
Discover Welding
Tour our new state-of-the-art welding facility.
Oct 1, Nov 5, Dec 3
9am – 7pm
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What Jobs Can I Get?
Graduates of the program may be employed as entry-level technicians in welding and metal working industries. Career opportunities exist in construction, manufacturing, fabrication, drilling, and pipeline companies, and welding-related self-employment.
Set up, operate, or tend welding, soldering, or brazing machines or robots that weld, braze, solder, or heat treat metal…
Use hand-welding, flame-cutting, hand-soldering, or brazing equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams…
PCCC is proud to partner with WTG. Students connect with employers on the WTG app and can share a portfolio of their certifications and work.
A group of dual-enrollment students from Passaic Valley Regional High School completed their first-year training in welding at PCCC and received their certificates in a ceremony last June.
Learn MoreFor five months, a crew of PCCC student welders worked a demanding paid job at the Newark Solar Project, where they received an invaluable on-site, real-time education in their chosen field.
Learn MoreApril is National Welding Month and Passaic County Community College is proud to announce its new status as an Educational Institution Member of the prestigious American Welding Society.
Learn MoreWhat Will I Learn?
Course topics include interpreting blueprints and layouts, welding fundamentals, and intermediate & advanced welding. Welding focuses on field construction and high-quality manufacturing. Credit for Prior Learning may be available.
Graduates will be able to:
- Identify the types of welding power sources and their characteristics, uses and limitations.
- Perform entry-level skills in gas metal arc welding, shielded metal arc welding, and gas tungsten welding.
- Construct weldments from sketches, blueprints, or verbal instructions.
- Demonstrate the importance of safety precautions and practices in gas and shielded art metal welding.
