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Program Description for Concentrated Welding Technician Certificate Program

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Provider Mott Community College
Date of last update 4/23/2008
Description This AWS certificate program will prepare you for 90% of welding jobs available. This is a 12-week comprehensive program covering SMAW (arc), GMAW (mig), FCAW (flux core), GTAW (tig), welding. The program also includes safety, drawing and welding symbol interpretation, cutting processes, and weld inspection. This certification meets national skill standard for the training and qualification of welding personnel. Upon successful completion, students receive Mott Community College and American Welding Society certification certificates, which are recorded in the AWS National Registry. The program is divided into five courses. 1) Occupational orientation 2) Shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) 3) Gas metal arc welding [GMAW-S, GMAW (spray)] 4) Flux cored arc welding (FCAW-G/GM, FCAW-S) 5) Gas tungsten arc welding. Student must take Occupational orientation first. Courses 2-4 can be taken independently to receive Mott Community Certification or as a series Only successful completion of all five courses will receive AWS Certification Certificates.
Contact Name Chuck Thiel
Contact Phone Number (810) 762-0389
Contact URL www.mcc.edu/cont_ed/cs_div.shtml
Course Length 12 Weeks
Admission Requirements Prerequisite
Credential Earned Certificate
Other Credential Description American Welding Society Level 1 Certification
Sources of Financial Assistance Accepted Individual Training Accounts
Estimated Waiting Period to Enter Program 0 Days
License Fee for Employment No
Program Cost $5,030
Additional Costs Yes, $350
Internship/Externship Required No
New Program No
Completion Rate 75.0%
Number of Graduates in the last year 6
Employment Rate 100.0%
 
Follow-up information is available for 5 out of 6 graduates:
 
Number Employed: 5
Number in Related Training: 0
Number in the Military: 0
Number Self-Employed: 0
Number not in any of these categories: 0
This training provider may have elsewhere published an employment rate that is measured in a different way. Please call the provider for further details.
Training-Related Placement Rate 100.0%
  There are several ways to measure both placement success and the degree to which this is training-related. Please call the school for further details.
Average Starting Wage $12.21
 
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