Accelerated Welding Program
Looking to start a new career in welding or advance your existing skillset? The accelerated Welding Program at Bucks County Community College gives you hands-on experience at our state-of-the-art facility in Bristol, PA. Offering introductory, intermediate and advanced sections, you can take one or all three levels. The curriculum is aligned with American Welding Society (AWS).
Each level of the Welding Program is 16 weeks, 96 hours total. Each level counts as 4 college credits towards an Advanced Technology or Engineering Technology associates degree at Bucks. If you complete all three levels, you earn a total of 12 credits towards a degree.
* Note- Information Sessions are full. No more applicants are being considered for April classes. Classes will run again in August.
Level 1 classes: Starting April 16, 2024 (T-Th)
Level 2 classes: April 15, 2024 (M-W)
Class Schedule: each level is 2 days a week, 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Classes are held at the Epstein Campus - Center for Advanced Technologies (CAT), 1302 Veterans Highway, Bristol, PA.
Fundamentals of Welding
(Level 1)
- Introduction to the fundamentals of welding
- Welding Specific Safety
- Blueprint Reading
- Shop Math and Measurement
- Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW)
- Grinding
- Gas Metal Arc Welding (MIG/GMAW welding)
96 Hours, $3,300 PLUS personal safety equipment and tools (approximately $150)
Intermediate Welding
(Level 2)
- Welding Specific Safety
- Blueprint Reading
- Shop Math and Measurement
- Weld Joint Design
- Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW)
- Oxygen/Acetylene Cutting and Burning
- Plasma Arc Cutting
- Gas Tungsten & Arc Welding (GTAW/Tig)
- Introduction to Plasma Table Operation
96 Hours, $3,300 PLUS personal safety equipment and tools, if necessary, approximately $150
Advanced Welding
(Level 3)
- Safety Review
- Blueprint Reading
- Shop Math and Measurement
- Plasma Table Operations
- Fabricating Techniques and Practices
- Testing and Inspection
96 Hours $3,300 PLUS personal safety equipment and tools, if necessary, approximately $150