What is meant by
"career-level program"?
Career-Level Programs
are designed to teach fundamental
and broad welding skills
in the major welding processes
in order to prepare student
for a professional welding
career. Fundamental skills
must be acquired before
a student can specialize
into more advanced welder
techniques. Career-level
programs are eligible for
financial aid from various
sources for those who qualify.
Our career-level programs
are the Welder Fitter
Program and Comination
Welding Program.
The Welder Fitter Program
is our primary program,
and the one most frequently
chosen by incoming students.
Financial aid is based
on an academic year of 900
hours and/or 30 weeks. All
courses less than 900 hours
are prorated.
Two additional welding
courses are also designed
for incoming students with
little or no welding experiences.
These courses, Practical
Shop Welding and
General Shop Welding,
are shorter in length and
more specific in scope than
our career-level programs.
They are designed for the
student who wants to learn
the basic techniques for
depositing sound welds on
carbon steel plate only
(no pipe welding). These
shorter courses of study
ARE NOT eligible
for financial aid.
