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Welding Process Technology
- Credits: 34
- Degree Type: Diploma
- Location: Thief River Falls
The program prepares students for a career in welding or creates a pathway into an AAS in Electronics Technology or Robotics Technology.
Program Overview
The Welding Process Technology diploma was designed in cooperation with regional manufacturing companies. The program prepares the student for a career in a welding or welding related field. The program integrates theory, safety, and applications of technical welding training.
The Welding Process Technology program in Thief River Falls offers scheduling flexibility where students work at their own pace allowing motivated individuals or those with prior knowledge to complete courses at a faster pace. The WELD courses in Thief River Falls meet within an open or flex lab setting. The TRF welding lab will have extended hours that allows for the student to practice and develop hands-on skills. Faculty in the TRF Welding program are available during these flex lab hours to assist learners with questions and to administer skills assessments. Students enrolled in the Thief River Falls WELD courses will be responsible for managing their own learning.
Through coursework, the student will develop fundamental knowledge of metals, welding processes, safety, and related equipment applications. The student will become proficient in the following welding and cutting processes: Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW), Oxy-Acetylene Cutting (OAC), Plasma Arc Cutting (PAC), and Carbon Arc Cutting (CAC).
This diploma consists of 3 stackable certificates that each specialize on a specific process - SMAW, GMAW, and GTAW. By completing the full diploma, the students will be able to apply for graduation in all four credentials.
What is Competency-Based Education?
Your education, your way.
With Northland Competency-Based Education, you study on your own (always with access to your instructors as needed), use Northland’s Flex Labs to practice and develop your hands-on skills, and you advance (pass the class) as soon as you’ve mastered the material and can demonstrate your new skills. You move on to the next course at your pace.
Learn More » Welding CBE »Employment Information
The employment outlook for graduates of the Welding Process Technology diploma is excellent. Graduates can expect to find employment in a manufacturing production facility as a welder or robotics operator. Welding skills lend themselves to entrepreneurship and some welders go into business for themselves.
Program Course Listings
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Program Specific Requirements
Students achieving assessment scores below the established minimums must register and successfully complete (with a grade of "C" or better) the required developmental courses in order to meet graduation requirements.
The program minimum scores for the Next Generation Accuplacer Assessment test are as follows:
Reading: 225
Arithmetic: 240
Program Accreditation
Northland Community & Technical College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
Why choose Northland?
Whether you're looking for a stepping stone to a four-year degree, hands-on training to jump start your career, or something in between - you'll find it at Northland.
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Program Faculty
- Joel Ziegler
- Welding Instructor
- Campus: Thief River Falls
- Tel: (218) 683-8728
- Toll Free: 1.800.959.6282
- Joel.Ziegler@northlandcollege.edu
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