Program entity

Richmond Community College

Hamlet, North Carolina · Public institution

Address 1042 W Hamlet Ave, Hamlet, NC 28345-1189
Phone (910) 410-1700
Website https://www.richmondcc.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $1,956
Tuition (out-of-state) $6,564
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 44 (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

Richmond Community College offers welding as occupational certificate courses (not a degree/diploma track) covering SMAW (stick), GMAW (MIG), FCAW, and GTAW (TIG) welding, with a complete certification pathway spanning two semesters. Courses are held at the Forte Building, Room 312 on the Hamlet Campus (also available at the Scotland County Campus), with both daytime (Welding I) and evening (Welding-Stick Plate) sections, preparing students for AWS certifications.

Processes taught SMAW/stick, GMAW/MIG, FCAW, GTAW/TIG
Credential types occupational certificates
Program length two semesters for complete certification pathway
Schedule day (Welding I) and evening (Welding-Stick Plate) sections offered
Certifications prepped AWS certifications
Facilities Forte Building, Room 312, Hamlet Campus; also Scotland County Campus

Source: https://www.richmondcc.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