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Welding Technology Certificate

Overview

A student welding with sparks flying.

The welding technology certificate is a certificate program within the School of Professional Studies. If you have questions regarding this program, please contact dsu.hawk@dickinsonstate.edu or call 1-800-279-HAWK.

The one-year welding technology certificate is designed for high school graduates looking to pursue a “for college credit” option that will prepare them for a career as a well-rounded welder in Western North Dakota. The purpose of the program is to provide a continuous flow of new welders to support manufacturing and energy industries in the region. The certificate will consist of progressive instruction in the four main welding positions using Shielded (SMA) and Gas (GMA) Metal, Gas Tungsten (GTA), Plasma (PA) and Flux Cored (FCA) Arc, and Oxyacetylene (OA) welding and cutting techniques.

Career Options

Why should you pursue Certificate in Welding Technology?

Welding is the most common way of permanently joining metal parts into a single unit. By melting and fusing metal pieces together to form a permanent bond, welders find employment in a wide range of industries in North Dakota.

Possible Career Paths

  • Welder I
  • MTS Welder
  • Welding Fabricator
  • Ironworker
  • Pipefitter
  • Artist

 

 

Requirements

Courses

WELD 151Welding Principles and Applications I

2

WELD 153Mathematics for Welders and Welding Symbols I

2

WELD 154Mathematics for Welding and Print Reading

2

WELD 161Welding I

4

WELD 162Welding II

4

WELD 251Welding Principles and Applications II

2

WELD 253Basic Metallurgy

3

WELD 254Introduction to Computer-Aided Drafting

3

WELD 261Welding III

4

WELD 262Welding IV

4

Total Credit Hours:30