College Credit

• WEI 101 Intro to Welding (3 cr) with NMCC

• SMAW Structural Welding (2 cr) with EMCC

• SAE 117 Occupational Safety (1 cr) with NMCC (student must earn OSHA 10-hr to be eligible for credit)

Industry Certifications:

• American Welding Society Certification – Level 1:  Entry Level Welding and 1G Flat Position

• OSHA 10-hour

• First Aid/CPR/AED

• Stop the Bleed certification

Welding & Metal Fabrication

Our Welding course provides an opportunity to learn skills needed for an exciting career in welding and metal fabrication. Topics covered in this high-demand job field include oxy-fuel processes, as well as modern arc welding processes such as stick, TIG, MIG, flux-cored, and pulse-arc welding.  Related topics such as blueprint reading, computer-aided drafting, and CNC plasma cutting prepare students for success in a wide range of occupations.  

Students will practice these skills and techniques through classroom and “live-work” projects.  Emphasis is placed on subject matter, work attitude, and employability skills. Entrepreneurial skills are incorporated into a school-based business.  “CTC Enterprises” manufactures equipment that is marketed through local businesses. 

Many students take our Welding program as a “complimentary trade” meaning that it is a skill that is used in many other fields (Large Equipment, Agriculture, Auto Body, Auto Tech).  Our dual enrollment with NMCC for Intro to Welding is a required class for all of the transportation trades majors (Auto Tech, Auto Body, Diesel Hydraulics).