Program entity

Halifax Community College

Weldon, North Carolina · Public institution

Address 100 College Drive, Weldon, NC 27890
Phone (252) 536-2551
Website www.halifaxcc.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $2,608
Tuition (out-of-state) $8,752
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 16 (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.)

Program details

What this program covers

Halifax Community College offers welding through a Certificate in Welding Technology (8 months), a Certificate in SMAW/Stick Welding (4 months), a Certificate in Welding and Fabrication (6 months), a Career and College Promise certificate for high school students, and a Diploma in Welding Technology (1 year). Training covers SMAW (stick), GMAW (MIG), and GTAW (TIG) welding on plate and pipe, plus cutting processes and symbols/specifications.

Processes taught SMAW/stick, GMAW/MIG, GTAW/TIG, pipe welding
Credential types certificates (Welding Technology, SMAW/Stick, Welding and Fabrication, Career and College Promise), diploma
Program length certificates 4-8 months; diploma 1 year
Financial aid FAFSA, Career & College Promise (tuition-free for qualified high school students)

Source: https://www.halifaxcc.edu/, retrieved 2026-08-05

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