Welding - Technical Diploma

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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 blueprints 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

Career Opportunities

Pipefitter

Salvagnini Operator

Stainless Steel Fabricator

Steamfitter Apprentice

Welder

Just the Facts

Welding
38 Credit Technical Diploma

Length of Program //
One Year

Delivery Method //

Program Location //
Eau Claire

Start Dates //
August and January

Financial Aid Eligible

Non-Traditional Occupation

Estimated Program Cost

Term 1	$	3,348
Term 2	$	2,952
Term 3	$	1,215
Tools/Materials	$	658
Books	$	478

Estimated Total: $8,651^*

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Welding Fabrication Overview

Graduates of our one-year program have an opportunity to enroll in our advanced placement, two-year Welding Fabrication program. This program offers more diverse careers in fabricating, programming, inspection, quality control, and designing. Much more than just welding. As a multi-skilled individual in welding fabrication, you will become proficient in areas that greatly enhance your employment opportunities including:

CAD Basics
Advanced Processes
Advanced Fabrication
Core Manufacturing Skills
Pipe Welding
Advanced Robotic Welding
Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) & Welding Codes
Welding Applications
Advanced Programming

This program includes plenty of hands-on experience by teaching you the art of welding, blueprint reading, layout and fabrication techniques, and metallurgy concepts, all under the close supervision of experienced instructors.

Learn more about the Welding Fabrication advanced placement option for this program.

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Career Opportunities

Stainless Steel Fabricator

Welder/Fabricator

Welder Supervisor

Just the Facts

Welding Fabrication
69 Credit Technical Diploma

Length of Program //
Two Years

Delivery Method //

Program Location //
Eau Claire

Start Dates //
August

Financial Aid Eligible

Non-Traditional Occupation

Estimated Program Cost

Term 1	$	3,348
Term 2	$	2,952
Term 3	$	1,215
Term 4	$	2,435
Term 5	$	1,971
Term 6	$	1,163
Tools/Materials	$	658
Books	$	589

Estimated Total: $14,332^*

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Program Courses

These are a few of the courses you will take in the Welding program.

Blueprint 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.

Layout and Fabrication I/CNC (Two-Year Program)
Emphasis will be placed on safety, start-up, loading, and efficient operation of the CNC plasma table, CNC shear, CNC break press, and other related equipment to fabricate and assemble projects.

Advanced Fabrication I (Two-Year Program)
Advanced metal fabrication developing assembly and sub-assemblies from working prints using various fabrication processes, such as; rigging and lifting, distortion control, fabrication tables, and CNC equipment programming will be incorporated.

Advanced Robotic Welding (Two-Year Program)
Variables and problems will be studied and solutions applied to provide a practical, efficient application of the GMAW (gas metal arc welding) process and fixturing to an automated system.

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Welding Outcomes

Are you looking to advance your career, learn a new skill, or try something new? CVTC offers a wide variety of courses from beekeeping to leadership training and everything in between. Courses provided include for-credit and non-credit courses.

// Gainful Employment Data // Program Outcomes

95%
Employed

95% of our recent Welding graduates get a job in the industry.

$49K
Yearly Salary

Our recent Welding graduates reported an average starting salary of $49,136.

201
Regional Jobs

There are 201 job openings in the CVTC district for the Welding industry.

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Focus On Student Success

I’m welding for Badger Stainless in Pigeon Falls and wanted to get more of an education in welding. I started in the shop, but when I finish the program there’s talk of me going on the road to do stainless steel installations.

–Larry, Welding Student

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