Welding Program

The welding program at Southeastern Community College – Whiteville prepares students for careers as welding engineers, manufacturing engineers, application engineers, sales engineers, and project engineer or manager. The program focuses on applying technical knowledge and skills to join or cut metal surfaces. Program course include: arc welding, resistance welding, brazing and soldering, cutting, high-energy beam welding and cutting, solid state welding, ferrous and non-ferrous materials, oxidation-reduction reactions, welding metallurgy, welding process and heat treating, structural design, safety, and codes and standards. Get more details below including other North Carolina colleges that offer welding program.

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Southeastern Community College – Whiteville (SAU)

1700 Dogwood Mile, Laurinburg, NC

Southeastern Community College also known as SCC is a public community college that provides accessible educational, cultural and social opportunities for you. They can help you meet your educational needs with the help of their exceptional faculty and student centered learning environment. In SCC you can prepare for a successful transfer to a college or university, gain skills to start a new career or upgrade your existing skills. SCC is committed to making higher education accessible and achievable to all by adopting traditional delivery methods as well as non-traditional methods by using the Internet, conducting night classes and distance learning methods. Your active participation and persistence in the learning process would decide your success at SCC.

SCC was founded in 1964 and is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award certificates, associate degrees and diplomas. SCC offers a wide variety of college credit programs and continuing education courses. Some of their unique programs include American Sign Language, Broadcasting and Production Technology Program, Fine Arts Program in Art and Music and First Agricultural Biotechnology Associate Degree Program.  These are just few programs and a complete list of programs offered by them can be obtained from their website - http://www.sccnc.edu/ProgramsCourses.aspx

SCC also offers you with counseling services, individualized tutoring services and disability services.

At SCC, learning does not stop when you leave the classroom. There are a variety of opportunities for you to achieve your academic, career and personal goals. Various workshops in Leadership skills, mentoring programs, fellowships and community activities are offered, which you can explore.

Students Enrolled in the Welding Program

Get more details below regarding enrollment, academics, and school demographics. SAU has offered the following academic levels for students:

• Less Than One Year Certificate
• Less Than Two-Year Award
• Associate's Degree

Students by Academic Level (2019)

Students by Gender (2019)

Students by Race (2019)

Source: IPEDS Survey 2012-2020: Data obtained from the US Dept. of Education's Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). Data may vary depending on school and academic year.

Career Options for Graduates

Welders, Cutters, and Welder Fitters

Description

Use hand-welding or flame-cutting equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products.

Career Outlook & Projections ()

According to the BLS, welders, cutters, and welder fitters employment is expected to grow at a rate of 3.6% from 2014 to 2024

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Description

Set up, operate, or tend welding, soldering, or brazing machines or robots that weld, braze, solder, or heat treat metal products, components, or assemblies. Includes workers who operate laser cutters or laser-beam machines.

Career Outlook & Projections ()

According to the BLS, welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders employment is expected to shrink at a rate of -18.0% from 2014 to 2024

Source: Job descriptions, estimated salary and wages, and projected job growth are taken from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).