Welding & Materials Fabrication

What Kind of Career Can You Expect?
Welding graduates are in demand locally, nationally and internationally. Our students find positions fabricating new products such as industrial machinery, steel structures, transportation equipment, railroad engines/cars, farm equipment, and more. Skilled welders are also needed for jobs in repair and construction. Many graduates also find excellent self-employment opportunities in both urban and rural areas.

What Skills, Traits, or Prep Classes Would be Helpful?
- Sound math and spatial skills
- Mechanical aptitude
- Good hand-eye coordination
- Solid reading skills
- Ability to work well on a team
- Precise attention to detail

What Will You Learn to Do?
- Perform many welding processes, including:
- Shielded Metal ARC Welding (SMAW) (STICK)
- Gas Metal ARC Welding (GMAW) (MIG)
- Flux Cored ARC Welding (FCAW)
- Gas Tungsten ARC Welding (GTAW) (TIG)
- Perform manual, semi-automatic, and automatic oxygen-acetylene burning
- Perform air carbon ARC and plasma cutting and gouging
- Operate fabrication tools and equipment
- Read blueprints
- Utilize appropriate fabrication techniques
- Maintain quality control
- Identify properties of materials
- Understand basic metallurgy

What Else Should I Know?
A typical day involves classroom training and hands-on lab experience, with the opportunity to practice on almost a daily basis. This program also prepares you to take welder qualification/certification tests required by the industry.

What Kind of Degree(s) Can I Earn?
- Associate of Applied Science Degree - AAS (approximately two-years)
- Advanced Technical Certificate - ATC (approximately 16 months)
- Postsecondary Technical Certificate - PTC (usually less than one-year)

To Get Financial Aid:
Almost all prospective students are eligible for some kind of financial aid, regardless of credit history, income or assets.

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CWI delivers college credit instruction, certificates and degrees through its memorandum of understanding with College of Southern Idaho (CSI). CSI is accredited through The Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCUU).