Western Technical College

Inspiring students to succeed is what we do!

–Brian East, Advanced Welding Program Supervisor

Certificate Program

Program length: 15 months daytime; 23 months evenings
This course is approximately 20 percent classroom training and 80 percent hands-on training.

Welding is a hands-on art form that many industries rely on today.

Students in this exciting program learn to work from welding blueprints and develop skills in GTAW (TIG), GMAW (MIG), Inner-Shield arc welding (FCAW), and SMAW (ARC). You'll also learn carbon arc-air cutting, cutting and welding with oxy-acetylene and metallurgy.

• Students receive a complete tool set to use in school and keep when they graduate.
• Our welding program director is a Certified Welding Inspector and Certified Welding Educator.
• As a part of your program you will have the opportunity to do an externship in the welding industry to gain real-world experience while you earn college credit.

Courses Include

• Blueprint Fundamentals
• Metallurgy and Fundamentals of TIG, MIG and Inner-Shield
• Pipe Layout and Fit-Up
• Orientation and Safety
• Code Welding and Course Review
• Employment Preparation
• Externship Program

Career Opportunities

• Pipe Welder
• Combination Welder
• Apprentice Welder
• Arc Welder
• Welding Machine Operator
• Machinist
• Iron Worker
• Sheet Metal Worker
• Structural Welder
• Fabrication Welder
• Pipe Fitter
• MIG & TIG Welder
  

*This is a partial list of courses required in this program. For complete program information, please refer to the school catalog.

*Tuition, Fees, and Books & Supplies are subject to change at the discretion of Western Technical College.

Tuition: $27,930.00
Fees: $100.00
Books & Supplies: $2,489.56
On-Time Graduation Rate (Full Time): 25.00%
On-Time Graduation Rate (Part Time):N/A
ACCSC Placement Rate (Full Time): 83.00%
ACCSC Placement Rate (Part Time): N/A
TWC Employment Rate: 70.27%
Median Loan Debt:
Title IV Loans: $16,195.87
Private Educational Loans: N/A

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Advanced Welding

CIP Code: 48.0508

SOC# 51-4121.00       Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 
SOC# 51-4121.06       Welders, Cutters, & Welder Fitters
SOC# 51-4121.07       Solderers & Brazers
SOC# 51-4122.00       Welding, Soldering, & Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders
SOC# 17-3029.00       Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other

No students of this program were scheduled to graduate during the most recent reporting period (09/01/2009 – 08/31/2010). Accordingly, there are no data for this rate.

Western Technical College does not have data on Private Educational Loans for the award year 2010 (07/01/2009 – 06/30/2010). Therefore the Median Loan Debt for this category is not available.

Revised 9/2/2011