New River Community College 2025-2026 Navigator

2025-2026 PROGRAMS AT A GLANCE New River Community College

Career/Technical Education Programs

Certificate Welding Technology, Certificate

Two-Semester (One Year) Program

First Semester (Fall) MTH 111

Basic Technical Mathematics Principles of Industrial Safety Fundamentals of Welding Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Basic) Welding Drawing and Interpretation

3 3 3 4 3

SAF 126 WEL 100 WEL 123 WEL 150 SDV 100

College Success Skills

1 Total: 17

Second Semester (Spring) ENG 108

Critical Reading and Study Skills

3 4 4 3

WEL 130 WEL 141 WEL 145 WEL 160

Inert Gas Welding

Welder Qualification Tests I Welding Metallurgy Gas Metal Arc Welding

4 Total: 18 Total Minimum Credits: 35

NOTE:

WEL 142 may be taken as an additional option. This option is for students in pursuit of higher level welding qualifications such as pipe welding.

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Check out NRCC’s online catalog for more details. http://catalog.nr.edu/