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Welding Training Program

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Duration
8 Weeks
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Tuition
$3,750
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Schedule
7:00 - 3:45
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Class Max
20 Students
Program Overview

Launch Your Welding Career

CLC's Welding Training Program prepares students with the hands-on skills and certifications needed to enter the welding industry. Over eight intensive weeks, students learn safety fundamentals, blueprint reading, welding symbols, and master multiple welding processes including SMAW, GMAW, and FCAW. The program concludes with AWS D1.1 certification testing, setting graduates up for immediate employment in manufacturing, construction, and aerospace.

Welding training at CLC
Student practicing MIG welding
Stick welding hands-on instruction
Close-up of welding technique practice
Structural welding practice in the CLC shop
Student welding in protective gear
Flux-core welding instruction
Welding certification preparation
Hands-on welding work in the CLC welding program
Finished weld inspection in the CLC welding program
Before You Start

Entry Requirements

  • Ability to work in the United States
  • Passing the TABE or CASAS reading and math assessments
  • Criminal background evaluated on a case-by-case basis
  • Current driver's license or state-issued ID
  • Social Security Number card
  • High school diploma or equivalent
What You'll Learn

Learning Outcomes

  • Safety procedures, precise measurements, blueprint reading, and welding symbol interpretation
  • Oxy-fuel cutting, carbon-arc gouging, and plasma cutting techniques
  • SMAW (Stick), GMAW (MIG), and FCAW (Flux-Core) welding processes
  • Entry-level welder skills for manufacturing, construction, and industrial applications
  • AWS D1.1 Structural Welding certification included with program completion
Upcoming Classes

Class Schedule

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