Just the Facts
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Welding
- 33 Credit Technical Diploma
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Program Length
- One Year
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Delivery Method
- Face-to-Face
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Career Cluster
- Advanced Manufacturing
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Program Location
- Eau Claire
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Start Months
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August, January
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Financial Aid Eligible
- High Enrollment Demand Program
- Non-Traditional Occupation
Estimated Program Cost
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- Term 1
- $ 4,017
- Term 2
- $ 4,197
- Materials
- $ 915
- Books
- $ 228
- Estimated Total
- $9,357
Welding Overview
Our Welding program allows you to solve problems and work with your hands. It combines theory, demonstrations, and hands-on experiences to prepare you to take a welding project from welding prints through final inspection. The Welding program offers training in basic welding techniques you'll rely on in your career.
Areas you'll explore include:
- Oxyacetylene welding
- Oxyacetylene cutting
- Shielded metal arc welding
- Gas metal arc welding
- Flux-cored arc welding
- Gas tungsten arc welding
- Robotic welding
- CNC plasma cutting
If you decide to continue your education, you will have completed the first year of the two-year program, and may be able to enroll in the second year Welding Fabrication program.
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Career Opportunities
- Welder
- Steamfitter Pre Apprentice
- Laborer
- Quality Control Inspector
- Auto Welder
- Road Welder
Graduate Employers
- Veritas Steel
- Wisconsin Metal Fab
- Nelson Global Products
- Mag Stainless
- PMI Bloomer
- Northern Metal Fab
Graduate Outcomes
CVTC graduates are ready for the workforce. Each year, we send our graduates the Graduate Follow-Up Survey asking several questions related to employment. Here are the program outcomes and job data.
$59K yearly salary
Our recent Welding graduates reported an average starting salary of $58,689.
75% employed
75% of our recent Welding graduates got a job in the industry.
108 regional jobs
There are 108 job openings in the CVTC district for the Welding industry.
Transfer Credits to Other Institutions
Should you choose to continue your education after you leave CVTC, we have agreements in place with several institutions to ensure an easy transfer.
Program Courses
These are a few of the courses you will take in this program. Courses and the recommended sequence change from year to year; once you are enrolled in a program at CVTC you will be given a recommended course sequence that outlines what courses you should take and the order in which to take them.
You may search for available courses. If you are ever unsure of what courses to take, talk to your academic advisor. If you are looking for course information for previous years, check out our past catalogs.
Here are a few of the courses you can take in the Welding program.
Sample Courses
Welding Print Reading
In this course youâll learn drawing fundamentals, freehand sketching, and the basics of weld symbols and how to apply them.
Basic Arc Welding
In this hands-on course you'll learn the basics of welding and how to design and select the correct welding process.
Robotic Welding
In this hands-on course youâll learn welding safety and how to operate a welding robot.
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Student Testimonial
The instructors have taught me a lot and if you are having trouble in class, they will tell you what you need to do to get better. They make class fun as well. They do presentations and demonstrations that are engaging and make you want to learn.
Larry
Welding Student
Student Learning Outcomes
A Student Learning Outcome refers to the specific skills, knowledge, or abilities that students are expected to demonstrate upon successful completion of an academic program or degree.
Students will:
- Demonstrate industry-recognized safety practices
- Interpret welding drawings
- Produce Gas Metal Arc Welds (GMAW)
- Fabricate per regional industry specifications (Local)
- Produce Shielded Metal Arc Welds (SMAW)
- Produce Flux Cored Arc Welds (FCAW)
- Produce Gas Tungsten Arc Welds (GTAW)
- Perform cutting operations
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Admission Requirements
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