Welding Technology
Overview
Welding technology programs prepare people to join and cut metal surfaces.Welding technology programs include topics such as:
- Arc welding
- Resistance welding
- Brazing and soldering
- Solid state welding
- Welding metallurgy
- Safety
- Codes and standards
Schools
Many career and technical schools as well as many community colleges and two-year schools offer certificate and associate degree programs in welding technology. A certificate program usually takes a year of full-time study. An associate degree program usually takes two years of full-time study.
A few colleges offer bachelor's degrees in welding technology. A bachelor's degree usually takes four years of full-time study.
See schools that offer this program.
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Related Careers
Careers Directly Related to this Program of Study
Other Careers Related to this Program of Study
- Auto Body Repairers
- Commercial Divers
- Engineering Technicians
- General Construction Workers
- Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- Numerical Control Machine Operators
- Numerical Control Tool Programmers
- Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
- Plumbers and Pipefitters
- Sheet Metal Workers
- Structural Metal Workers
Program Admission
You can prepare for this program of study by getting your high school diploma or GED.
Some programs require you to be a welding apprentice before you are admitted.
Below is a list of high school courses that will help prepare you for this program of study:
- Blueprint Reading
- Computer Technology
- Drafting, Architectural
- Physics
- Technical Writing
- Trigonometry
Typical Course Work
Program Courses
This undergraduate program typically includes courses in the following subjects:
- Beginning and Advanced Welding Techniques
- Blueprint Reading
- Construction Materials
- Construction Welding
- Industrial Safety
- Pipe Welding
- Structural Steel Concepts
- Technical Math
Things to Know
Many schools combine welding and ironworking in one program.
Many welding programs are offered part time, with day and evening classes.
Many welders choose to become certified in various welding techniques. Usually, you must pass a practical exam and pay a fee to become certified.
Schools
East Side Area
Big Bend Community College
- Maintenance Mechanics--Industrial Fabrication
- Welding Technology
Job Corps - Curlew
- Welding
Walla Walla Community College
- Welding Technology
Walla Walla Community College (Clarkston)
- Welding Technology
Wenatchee Valley College
- Welding and Fabrication
King-Snohomish Area
Divers Institute of Technology
- Professional Commercial Diving
Everett Community College
- Advanced Manufacturing Technology--Welding & Fabrication
- Aerospace Fabrication and Welding
- Welding
Green River College
- Welding Technology
- Welding Technology--Advanced Arc Welding
- Welding Technology--Basic Arc and Flame
- Welding Technology--Intermediate Arc and Flame
Lake Washington Institute of Technology
- Welding Technology
- Welding--Welding Introduction
Renton Technical College
- Welding
South Seattle College
- Maritime Welding
- Welding Fabrication Technology
Kitsap Area
Olympic College
- Welding Technology
- Welding Technology--Aluminum Welding
- Welding Technology--Precision Metal Cutting
Spokane Area
OXARC School of Welding
- Advanced Welding
- Advanced Welding II
- Beginner/Entry-Level Welding
- Intermediate Welding
Spokane Community College
- Industrial & Manufacturing Technology
- Welding and Fabrication
Tacoma Area
Bates Technical College (South Campus)
- Welder Level I & II
- Welding
Clover Park Technical College
- Welding Technology
- Welding Technology--Basic Welding Skills
- Welding Technology--Gas Metal Arc Welding
- Welding Technology--Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
- Welding Technology--Shielded Metal Arc Welding
- Welding Technology--Wire Feed Welding
Tri-Cities Area
Columbia Basin College
- Welding Technology
Vancouver Area
Charter College--Vancouver
- Applied Technology
- Welding
Clark College
- Welded Sculpture and Fabrication
- Welding Technician
- Welding Technologies
- Welding Technology--Flux Core Arc Welding
- Welding Technology--Gas Metal Arc Welding
- Welding Technology--Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
- Welding Technology--Shielded Metal Arc Welding
West Side Area
Bellingham Technical College
- Welding and Fabricating Technology
- Welding and Fabricating Technology--Basic Welding Skills
- Welding and Fabricating Technology--Pipe Specialization
Centralia College
- Welding (Evening program)
- Welding Technology
- Welding--FCAW
- Welding--MIG
- Welding--SMAW
- Welding--TIG
Grays Harbor College
- Welding Technology
- Welding Technology--All Position Pipe Welding
- Welding Technology--Construction Welding
- Welding Technology--Industrial Welding
- Welding Technology--Open Root Pipe Welding
- Welding Technology--Pipe Welding Basics
- Welding Technology--Related Welding
- Welding Technology--Welding Basics Level 1
- Welding Technology--Welding Basics Level 2
Lower Columbia College
- Welding
Olympic College (Shelton Campus)
- Welding Technology
Peninsula College
- Welding Technology
- Welding Technology--Aluminum
- Welding Technology--Arc
- Welding Technology--Beginning
- Welding Technology--Intermediate
- Welding Technology--TIG
- Welding Technology--Wire Feed
Skagit Valley College
- Welding Technology
- Welding Technology--Advanced Welding Specialty
- Welding Technology--Aluminum Welding Specialty
- Welding--American Welding Society Certificate
- Welding--Flux-Cored Arc Welding Certificate
- Welding--Shielded Metal Arc Welding Specialty Certificate
- Welding--WABO Certification
- Welding--Welding Fundamentals-Aluminum Micro-Certificate
- Welding--Welding Fundamentals-Steel Micro-Certificate
South Puget Sound Community College
- Welding Technology
- Welding--Basic Welding
- Welding--Flux-Cored Arc Welding
- Welding--Gas Metal Arc Welding
- Welding--Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
- Welding--Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Yakima Area
Perry Technical Institute
- Welding Technology