Welding, Fabrication & Allied Processes
Welding & Fabrication is one of the few career choices that is in high demand at all times. Since welders are needed in almost every industry, it gives them the flexibility to switch industries without changing careers. Let’s face the facts; most career choices have ups and downs.
Welding on the other hand has endless opportunities that keep fueling the demand. Welding is a career that offers more choices of industries to work in and advancement opportunities than just about any other career choice. Welders are needed in almost every industry and those who want to advance their career have the ability to do so with additional training.
A few examples of the fields in which Welders can find career opportunities: Inspection, Engineering, Robotics Education, Project Management and Sales.
Below, Tom Reynolds, Welding Fabrication & Allied Processes Instructor
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WELDING, FABRICATION AND ALLIED PROCESSES
Accepting Applications
Tuition: $11,864.00 (Tuition per quarter: $2,966)
Application Fee: $95
Lab Fee: $200
Monday through Friday
8:30am-3:30pm
Orientation: August 3, 2023
Start Date: August 7, 2023
To register contact
Amy Pirnstill: EMAIL
740-389-8590
Each quarter’s tuition is due BEFORE the first day of the quarter
PROGRAM INFORMATION 2023-24
Welding Application Link will be available 2/1/2023
Call Amy Pirnstill with questions: 740-389-8590
This 650-hour program provides training in a broad range of welding skills. A student will learn lab safety, weld print reading, oxy fuel cutting and carbon arc cutting and gouging. The course provides instruction in four of the most common welding processes; Shielded Metal Arc Welding SMAW, Flux Cored Arc Welding FCAW, Gas Metal Arc Welding GMAW (MIG), and Gas Tungsten Arc Welding GTAW (TIG). Students will also learn structural fabrication skills and be provided with an introduction to both pipe welding and robotic welding. The program prepares a student for entry level industrial welding employment.
Certifications Available Within Program
Students will be given the opportunity to test for American Welding Society certifications, actual receipt of certification is based on successful passage of cert testing and completion of certifying agency criteria.
- American Welding Society (AWS) examination(s) and certification(s) based on individual student’s progress and aptitudes
- AWS Certified Welder D1.1 3G SMAW
- AWS Certified Welder D1.1 4G SMAW
- AWS Certified Welder D1.1 3G FCAW
- AWS Certified Welder D1.1 4G FCAW
- AWS Certified Welder D1.1 3G GMAW
- AWS Certified Welder D1.1 4G GMAW
- AWS Certified Welder D1.6 3F GTAW
- OSHA 10 Safety Certification
- ACT National Career Readiness Credential
CURRICULUM: WELDING, FABRICATION AND ALLIED PROCESSES PROGRAM
Curriculum Overview – The Welding, Fabrication and Allied Processes program is five months in length, and the student’s day is 8:30 am – 3:30 pm Monday thru Friday. Students will be provided class schedules at the beginning of the program.
Math for Welders – 39 hours
Lab Safety – 13 hours
Oxy Fuel Cutting – 13 hours
Weld Print Reading – 26 hours
OSHA 10 Safety Certification – 13 hours
Employability – Soft Skills – 13 hours
SMAW – Shielded Metal Arc Welding – 91 hours
FCAW – Flux Cored Arc Welding – 91 hours
Structural Fabrication – 13 hours
Carbon Arc Cutting and Gouging – 13 hours
GMAW – Gas Metal Arc Welding – MIG – 91 hours
GTAW – Gas Tungsten Arc Welding – TIG – 91 hours
Intro to Pipe Welding – 78 hours
Intro to Lincoln / FANUC Robotic Welding – 52 hours
Employability – Job Search Techniques – 13 hours
Total Program Hours for Welding, Fabrication and Allied Processes = 650
Introduction to Welding
$189 per person
20 hours, 4-9pm
Monday-Thursday
Class Dates:
TBA
To register contact
Amy Pirnstill: EMAIL
740-389-8590
Designed to instruct students in welding safety and welding techniques utilizing various processes like Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), and basic oxy fuel cutting (OFC).
Required Gear
Welding Hood
Leather work boots
Welding Gloves
Welding Jacket or Cape and Bib
Ankle length cotton pants or jeans
Additional Course Information
Class is Monday through Thursday from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. A minimum enrollment of 6 students is needed to run the course, with a maximum enrollment of 10 students.
Basic Welding
$1,190 per person
48 Hours, 4:30-8:30pm,
Monday-Thursday
Class Dates:
TBA
To register contact
Amy Pirnstill: EMAIL
740-389-8590
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Designed to teach students the basic knowledge of shielded metal arc welding (SMAW), gas metal arc welding (GMAW), oxyacetylene cutting (OFC).
Required Gear
Welding Hood
Leather work boots
Welding Gloves
Welding Jacket or Cape and Bib
Ankle length cotton pants or jeans
Additional Course Information
A minimum enrollment of 5 students is needed to run the course, with a maximum enrollment of 10 students.
Advanced Welding
$1,090 per person,
48 Hours, 4:30-8:30pm,
Monday-Thursday
Class Dates:
TBA
To register contact
Amy Pirnstill: EMAIL
740-389-8590
PROGRAM INFORMATION
This course is for an individual in the field of welding with experience in arc welding and/or has completed the Basic Welding program. Prepares individual for the AWS certification test.
Required Gear
Welding Hood
Leather work boots
Welding Gloves
Welding Jacket or Cape and Bib
Ankle length cotton pants or jeans
Additional Course Information
A minimum enrollment of 5 students is needed to run the course, with a maximum enrollment of 10 students.
AWS (American Welding Society Testing)
$495.00 per person (+ an additional $125 for each test taken within the 5 hour time period)
To register contact
Amy Pirnstill: EMAIL
740-389-8590
There are no test dates offered in November or December due to Holiday schedules. Call if Services are needed Before January.
Designed to allow individuals to complete an AWS D1.1 Welding Test at our up to date welding facility, using our equipment. The cost of the course includes 5 hours of welding time to complete the test, destructive testing and AWS certification upon successful completion.
Required Gear
Welding Hood
Leather work boots
Welding Gloves
Welding Jacket or Cape and Bib
Ankle length cotton pants or jeans
Additional Course Information
A class is offered every month from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. With a maximum of 10 students per class. To schedule please contact Holly @ 740-389-8590.
