WELDING

WELDING AND FABRICATION

Forge Your Future: Build a Career in Welding & Fabrication!

Students jump right into the action, learning how to fuse, cut, and shape metal using a variety of professional welding techniques. After learning OSHA safety standards, students spend most of their time in the welding booths as you perfect stick, MIG, TIG, and flux core welding. Students will program the plasma cutter and even do some forge welding. Whether you're interested in building, repairing, or designing, this program helps you develop the precision and confidence needed in one of today’s most in-demand trades.

From cutting metal with oxy-fuel processes to creating clean, professional welds on complex joints, students gain the hands-on skills needed in both commercial and industrial settings. With high demand for skilled welders across the country, this program sets you up for a solid, high-paying career or additional training right after high school.

Program Highlights

  • Become proficient at stick welding (shielded metal arc welding).

  • Use oxy-acetylene welding to fabricate projects.

  • Understand and read fabrication and blueprint reading.

  • Program and utilize the plasma cutter.

  • Learn OHSA safety procedures.

  • Fuse creativity into your welding projects and complete school, community, and capstone projects.

Your Pathway to Success

Whatever your pathway, whether it's employment, enrollment, or enlistment, the Welding and Fabrication program will provide you the opportunities to reach your goals through valued industry certifications, exposure to our college partners, and taking advantage of our Work-Based Learning program. Several of our graduates go on to become highly sought-after technicians and shop managers and owners.

Course Overview

Year One

  • Shielded Metal Arc Welding 

  • Flux Cored Arc Welding

Year Two

  • Gas Metal Arc Welding 

  • Gas Tungsten Arc Welding 

  • Welding Capstone

Certifications

  • AWS Qualified Welder

  • Aerial Lift certification

  • Forklift Certification

  • ManLift Certification

  • OSHA-10

  • West Central Ohio Manufacturing Consortium

College Partners

  • Clark State College

  • Columbus State Community College

  • Hobart Institute of Welding Technology

  • Ohio Technical College 

  • Owens Community College 

  • Tulsa Welding School

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