Southeast Community College Area

What this program covers

Southeast Community College offers Welding Technology as an AAS (4 terms, 66 credit hours), Diploma (2 terms, 33 credit hours), or Certificate (1 term, 13 credit hours), with daytime and evening, full-time and part-time options. Instruction covers hand-welding techniques, flame-cutting, and soldering on steel, stainless steel, and aluminum, plus blueprint reading and quality inspection; AAS graduates receive the American Welding Society's All Position Welding Certification, and the program meets American Petroleum Institute and American Society of Mechanical Engineers standards with a reported 97% AWS exam pass rate. The program operates from a Welding Technology Center the college describes as having 196 welding bays across more than 100,000 square feet. Estimated AAS program cost totals $10,047 (tuition $8,382, supplies $305, books $810, tools $550); the program is offered in Lincoln and Beatrice (certificate only).

• Processes taught hand-welding, flame-cutting, soldering
• Credential types AAS (4 terms); Diploma (2 terms); Certificate (1 term)
• Program length AAS: 66 credit hours; Diploma: 33 credit hours; Certificate: 13 credit hours
• Schedule Daytime and evening, full-time and part-time options
• Certifications prepped American Welding Society All Position Welding Certification; meets API and ASME standards; 97% AWS exam pass rate reported
• Facilities Welding Technology Center described by the college as having 196 welding bays across more than 100,000 square feet

Source: https://www.southeast.edu/academics/advanced-manufacturing/welding-technology/index.php, retrieved 2026-08-05