Welding Technology

A welder’s job is more than just joining together two pieces of metal. Students who enter the Welding Technology Program will acquire one of the world’s most useful skills. Many people who never intended to make welding a profession take welding courses to gain a useful skill for their own work. For example, plumbers often can use a welding torch to an advantage. Automobile mechanics frequently have to use welding when doing bodywork. Farmers can save a lot of money repairing their own tools and equipment. These examples illustrate only a few of the many ways knowledge of welding can serve people engaged in all types of work. Students develop skills in a variety of areas such as shielded metal arc, tungsten inert gas (TIG), metal inert gas (MIG), and oxyfuel welding techniques. Through the use of blueprints and development of layout procedures, students learn to make multi-positional, high quality welds on a variety of metals.

Program Outcome

Successful graduates go directly to work as a steel or ironworkers apprentice or work as an arc welder, certified welder, flame gutter, gas welder, welding engineer, welding mechanic, or welding inspector. This program serves as a foundation for many other different career fields such as, aviation, construction, autobody, and engineering. Students also have the opportunity to enroll in college or other post-secondary institutions for further training. Upon successful completion of this course a student can receive American Welding Society (AWS) Entry Level Certification.