Program entity

Pitt Community College

Winterville, North Carolina · Public institution

Address 1986 Pitt Tech Road, Winterville, NC 28590
Phone (252) 493-7200
Website https://pittcc.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $2,580
Tuition (out-of-state) $8,724
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 130 (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

Pitt Community College's Welding Technology program is an Associate of Applied Science degree, described by the college as the largest welding program in North Carolina (established 1978), covering SMAW (stick), GMAW (MIG), GTAW (TIG), and robotic welding on carbon steel, stainless steel, and aluminum for both pipe and plate. It can be completed in as few as four semesters full-time (up to ten part-time), prepares students for AWS and ASME welding standards, and is taught in the Welding Building (MW), Room 114.

Processes taught SMAW/stick, GMAW/MIG, GTAW/TIG, robotic welding, pipe welding
Credential types AAS degree
Program length as few as 4 semesters full-time, up to 10 semesters part-time
Schedule full-time or part-time; general education available online
Certifications prepped AWS and ASME welding standards/codes
Facilities Welding Building (MW), Room 114
Financial aid Pell Grants, NC Community College Systems Grants, apprenticeships, Foundation scholarships, company reimbursement programs

Source: https://www.pittcc.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