From Beginner to Advanced
Forge Your Path with Welding at Bucks
Looking to start a new career in welding or advance your existing skills? The evening, 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 levels, you can take one or all three.
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As someone who has past experience in metalworking, this was the perfect class to get back into welding and learn more skills. Looking forward to Welding Level 2. —Justin, Level 1 Welding Student
Course Offerings
Aligned with American Welding Society (AWS) standards, each level of the Welding Program is 16 weeks, 96 hours total. Each level counts as 4 credit hours toward an advanced technology or engineering technology associate degree at Bucks. Completing all three levels earns you 12 credit hours toward a degree.
Tuition is $3,300 for the 96-hour course. Payment is due at the time of registration by credit or debit card.
Upcoming Trainings
Level 1
Next cohort begins Mar. 17, 2026.
Level 2
Next cohort began Mar. 16, 2026.
Training Entry Requirements
- Must be 18 years of age or older
- Must have a high school diploma or GED
- Prerequisites for levels 2 or 3
- Take Level 1 or test into the next level
- Interview/test for ability to perform safely and competently in a welding lab
Note: Space is limited. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis.
Level 1: Fundamentals of Welding
- 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)
Duration: 96 hours
Tuition: $3,300
Materials: $188.00 (personal safety equipment and tools)
Note: You must receive a 90% on the written safety test before you are permitted to weld.
Level 2: Intermediate Welding
- 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)
Duration: 96 hours
Tuition: $3,300
Level 3: Advanced Welding
- Safety review
- Blueprint reading
- Shop math and measurement
- Plasma table operations
- Fabricating techniques and practices
- Testing and inspection
Duration: 96 hours
Tuition: $3,300
