Brunswick Community College
Bolivia, North Carolina · Public institution
- Address 50 College Rd, Bolivia, NC 28422-9021
- Phone (910) 755-7300
- Website www.brunswickcc.edu/
- Tuition (in-state) $2,553
- Tuition (out-of-state) $8,697
- Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 20 (latest reported year)
- AWS ATF co-located No (No AWS ATF facility found in this city+state in the AWS ATF Domestic Site Listing PDF (6.25.2025, 200 domestic facilities) -- not a gap, a computed negative match.)
What this program covers
Brunswick Community College offers Welding Technology through a Diploma (D50420, 36 credits across three semesters: fall 15, spring 12, summer 9) and a Certificate (C50420, 18 credits across two semesters, 9 credits each) that steps toward the diploma. Processes taught include SMAW (stick) plate welding, GTAW (TIG) plate welding, GMAW (MIG) and FCAW plate welding, and cutting processes; certificate coursework includes WLD 110 Cutting Processes, WLD 115AB/BB SMAW (Stick) Plate, WLD 131 GTAW (TIG) Plate, WLD 121 GMAW (MIG)/FCAW Plate, and WLD 141 Symbols & Specifications. The diploma curriculum adds math, print reading, metallurgy, welding inspection, and destructive/non-destructive testing. Specific industry certifications earned upon completion are not stated on the page. Graduates may pursue roles in construction, manufacturing, fabrication, sales, quality control, supervision, or self-employment; the Director of Welding Technology is Dick Bowie.
- Processes taught SMAW (stick), GTAW (TIG), GMAW (MIG)/FCAW, cutting processes
- Credential types Diploma (D50420, 36 credits); Certificate (C50420, 18 credits, steps toward diploma)
- Program length Diploma: 36 credits over 3 semesters; Certificate: 18 credits over 2 semesters
Sources & provenance
- Identity IPEDS Directory (HD component) via Urban Institute Education Data API (2023) , retrieved 2026-08-04
- Completions IPEDS Completions (C2023_A, NCES bulk file) (2023 (2022-23 academic year)) , retrieved 2026-08-04
- Tuition College Scorecard institution-level bulk CSV (Most Recent Cohorts) (most-recent-cohort (exact AY not labeled in bulk file; file release timestamp 2026-06-10)) , retrieved 2026-08-04
- Atf AWS ATF Domestic Site Listing PDF (aws-p-001-delivery.sitecorecontenthub.cloud/api/public/content/AWS-ATF-Domestic-Site-Listing), dated 6.25.2025, GET-fetched and parsed with pdftotext; 200 facility records extracted (city+state); co-location = program's city+state matches an ATF facility's city+state (2025 (6.25.2025 listing)) , retrieved 2026-08-04