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Student Selection Process

Join the tribe

  1. Fill out application
  2. Student Selection
    • Are you the right fit?
    • Do you have what it takes?
    • Are you commited?
  3. If accepted...

Secure Start Date

  1. Secure your booth. Schedule fills up fast!
  2. Pay $350 Booth Hold Payment
  3. Set start date with Student Selection Team

Finance & housing

  1. Choose Financial Aid & housing (if needed)
  2. Sign & Complete Orientation Documents
  3. Get ready to WELD!

Start Date

(First Day on Campus)
On Site Orientation
  • Campus Tour
  • Pick Up Tool Kit
  • Meet Instructors
Start Welding!
Due to high volume, our Applicant Selection Process can take up to two weeks to process. You will receive a call within 1 week of submission for an application review.
Important
Financing and Enrollment Contracts must be completed 60 days before your start date or you will forfeit your booth and start date.
Phase 1 – SMAW Structural Welder

Phase 1 – SMAW Structural Welder

No experience needed, show up and learn the basics. Entry-level welding students are provided a pack out that includes all the basic welding tools needed to complete the course. Students learn welding/shop safety, welding machine set up and operation, how to weld SMAW (shielded metal arc welding) fillets, full penetration v-groove welds, and oxy-fuel cutting procedures.

Duration:
5 Weeks; 200 Hours
Prerequisite:
None
Phase 2 – SMAW Pipe Welder

Phase 2 – SMAW Pipe Welder

Students learn how to weld pipe with SMAW on all sizes of pipe, from 6” to 2” in the booth and in the pipe rack simulator. Upon completion, students are certified to AWS specifications in accordance with ASME Section IX.

Duration:
7 Weeks; 280 Hours
Prerequisite:
Phase 1 or Pass the pre-test
Phase 3 – GTAW Pipe Welder

Phase 3 – GTAW Pipe Welder

This teaches Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW/SMAW)COMBO welding on pipe. Students are provided all the GTAW welding tools needed (including TIG torch) to complete the course, however, tools that are not stated on their Welder III tool list must be purchased by the student. Students learn how to weld pipe with SMAW on all sizes of pipe, from 6” to 2” in the booth and in the pipe rack simulator. Upon completion, students are certified to AWS specifications in accordance with ASME Section IX.

Duration:
7 Weeks; 280 Hours
Prerequisite:
Phase 2 – SMAW Pipe Welder or Pass the pre-test: 2” XXH 6G Weld Test SMAW 6010/7018
Phase 4 – Advanced SMAW DOWNHILL & GTAW STAINLESS Pipe Welding

Phase 4 – Advanced SMAW DOWNHILL & GTAW STAINLESS Pipe Welding

Students are provided with all the welding tools needed to complete the course, however, any other tools needed that are not stated on their Welder IV tool list must be purchased by the student. Students learn how to weld pipe with GTAW and SMAW on all sizes of pipe, from 24” to 2”. Upon completion, students are certified to AWS specifications in accordance with ASME section IX.

Duration:
5 Weeks, 200 Hours
Prerequisite:
Phase 3 or Pass the pre-tests: 2” XH 6G Weld Test GTAW (ER70s‐6) ‐ 2” XXH 6G Weld Test SMAW 6010/7018