{"id":235,"date":"2014-11-03T14:27:57","date_gmt":"2014-11-03T14:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/welding\/?page_id=235"},"modified":"2025-08-28T18:11:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T18:11:15","slug":"award-plans","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/welding\/award-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"Award Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"102\" data-end=\"149\"><strong data-start=\"102\" data-end=\"147\">Explore Your Future in Welding Technology<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"151\" data-end=\"493\">Welding offers tremendous career opportunities with applications across nearly every industry\u2014and for nearly every personality type. At Austin Community College, the <strong data-start=\"317\" data-end=\"350\">Welding Technology Department<\/strong> provides a variety of award options to help you reach your goals, whether you want to build skills quickly or pursue a comprehensive degree.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"495\" data-end=\"517\"><strong data-start=\"495\" data-end=\"515\">Program Options:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"518\" data-end=\"1134\">\n<li data-start=\"518\" data-end=\"792\">\n<p data-start=\"520\" data-end=\"792\"><strong data-start=\"520\" data-end=\"566\">Associate of Applied Science (AAS) Degrees<\/strong> \u2013 Complete in as little as two years as a full-time student. These degrees include five core academic courses (such as English, math, and history). Placement into these courses requires completion of the <strong data-start=\"771\" data-end=\"789\">TSI assessment<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"793\" data-end=\"962\">\n<p data-start=\"795\" data-end=\"962\"><strong data-start=\"795\" data-end=\"811\">Certificates<\/strong> \u2013 Focused, hands-on training programs that can be completed in just two semesters. Certificates do not require core academic courses or TSI testing.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"963\" data-end=\"1134\">\n<p data-start=\"965\" data-end=\"1134\"><strong data-start=\"965\" data-end=\"1022\">Occupational Skills Award in Multiple Process Welding<\/strong> \u2013 A short-term program designed to build welding skills quickly, which can be completed in a single semester.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 80px\"><strong>2025\/2026 Award Plans<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www6.austincc.edu\/cms\/site\/www\/awardplans\/awardplan.php?year=2025&amp;type=CC&amp;group=PCWET&amp;nid=29545&amp;apid=8766\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Code Welding AAS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www6.austincc.edu\/cms\/site\/www\/awardplans\/awardplan.php?year=2025&amp;type=CC&amp;group=PCWET&amp;nid=29545&amp;apid=8771\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Structural Welding Certificate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www6.austincc.edu\/cms\/site\/www\/awardplans\/awardplan.php?year=2025&amp;type=CC&amp;group=PCWET&amp;nid=29545&amp;apid=8770\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pipe Welding Certificate<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www6.austincc.edu\/cms\/site\/www\/awardplans\/awardplan.php?year=2025&amp;type=CC&amp;group=PCWET&amp;nid=29545&amp;apid=8772\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ultrahigh Purity Piping Certificate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www6.austincc.edu\/cms\/site\/www\/awardplans\/awardplan.php?year=2025&amp;type=CC&amp;group=PCWET&amp;nid=29545&amp;apid=9052\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Multiple Process Welding Occupational Skills Award<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www6.austincc.edu\/cms\/site\/www\/awardplans\/awardplan.php?year=2025&amp;type=CC&amp;group=PCWET&amp;nid=29545&amp;apid=8922\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Welding Inspection AAS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www6.austincc.edu\/cms\/site\/www\/awardplans\/awardplan.php?year=2025&amp;type=CC&amp;group=PCWET&amp;nid=29545&amp;apid=8768\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Inspection Certificate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www6.austincc.edu\/cms\/site\/www\/awardplans\/awardplan.php?year=2025&amp;type=CC&amp;group=PCWET&amp;nid=29545&amp;apid=9049\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Architectural and Ornamental Metals AAS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www6.austincc.edu\/cms\/site\/www\/awardplans\/awardplan.php?year=2025&amp;type=CC&amp;group=PCWET&amp;nid=29545&amp;apid=9050\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Architectural and Ornamental Metals: Introduction to Fabrication Certificate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www6.austincc.edu\/cms\/site\/www\/awardplans\/awardplan.php?year=2025&amp;type=CC&amp;group=PCWET&amp;nid=29545&amp;apid=9051\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Architectural and Ornamental Metals: Advanced Fabrication Certificate<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 80px\"><strong>Bachelor\u2019s Degree<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www6.austincc.edu\/cms\/site\/www\/awardplans\/awardplan.php?year=2025&amp;type=CC&amp;group=PCAMT&amp;nid=29565&amp;apid=9039\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manufacturing Engineering Technology Bachelor of Applied Technology Degree<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"https:\/\/www6.austincc.edu\/cms\/site\/www\/awardplans\/awarddept.php?year=2025&amp;type=CC&amp;group=PCWET&amp;nid=29545\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>2025\/ 2026 Catalog Award Plans and Program Maps<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www6.austincc.edu\/cms\/site\/www\/catalog\/catalog.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>College Catalog<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/welding\/degree-tracking-sheets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Degree Tracking Sheets<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explore Your Future in Welding Technology Welding offers tremendous career opportunities with applications across nearly every industry\u2014and for nearly every personality type. At Austin Community College, the Welding Technology Department provides a variety of award options to help you reach your goals, whether you want to build skills quickly or pursue a comprehensive degree. 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