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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Just the Facts
Welding
33 Credit Technical Diploma
Program Length
One Year
Delivery Method
Face-to-Face
Program Location
Eau Claire
Start Months
August, January
Next Start Date
August 11, 2025
Learn more about the cost of attendance.
Term 1
$ 3,871
Term 2
$ 4,036
Materials
$ 810
Books
$ 217
What are estimated program costs? Estimated Total: $8,934
Career Opportunities
Ironworker
Welder
Welder/Carpenter
Welder/Operator
Welder/Fabricator
Laborer
Graduate Employers
Advanced Laser
Catalytic Combustion Corporation
GFL Environmental Inc.
Kraemer North America
Northern Metal Fab
Wisconsin Metal Fab
Program 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.
// Program Scorecard$54K Yearly Salary
Our recent Welding graduates reported an average starting salary of $54,139.
90% Employed
90% of our recent Welding graduates got a job in the industry.
170 Regional Jobs
There are 170 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 you’ll 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 you’ll learn welding safety and how to operate a welding robot.
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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
Related Programs & Certificates
Whether you're looking to continue your learning to another program or to gain continuing education credit, CVTC offers a variety of learning opportunities for students.
Degrees & Diplomas
Manufacturing Quality, Technical Diploma
Mechanical Design, Associate Degree
Welding Fabrication, Technical Diploma
Apprenticeships
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