Career Details
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Baldwin Prep’s Welding Program prepares students for a career field that’s in high demand. Students gain hands-on experience with a wide range of welding techniques including Stick, Flux-Cored Arc, MIG, and TIG welding. This short-term certificate in Basic Plate Welding-SMAW Fillet is designed to prepare individuals through both theory and practical application.
This is a career program designed for students to go directly into the labor market upon completion. Although some of the courses in this program will transfer to four-year institutions, this program is not designed to be a transfer program of study.
Welding
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Learn through hands-on instruction including tig welding, inspecting, cutting, trimming, pipe & more to be prepared for a wide range of opportunities in this high-demand field. Average earning potential: $51,000. Average completion time: 3 years
Skills Students Will Learn:
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- Tig Welding
- Inspecting Parts and Material
- Cutting
- Welding Trimming
- Pipe
Post Secondary Degrees
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Associates Degree Autobody/Collision Repair, Medium/Heavy Duty Vehicle Technician, Mechanical Technology
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Bachelors Degree Engineer, Automotive Technology
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Graduate Degree Engineer
Dual Enrollment for college and high school
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First Year Shielded Metal Arc Fillet/OFC, Shielded Metal Arc Fillet/PAC/CAC, Shielded Metal Arc Fillet/OFC LAB, Shielded Metal Arc Fillet/PAC/CAC/ Lab
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Second Year Intro to Pipefitting, Intro to Pipefitting Tools, Intro to Pipefitting Blueprints, Intro to Piping System, Drawings & Detail Sheets
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Third Year SMAW Carbon Pipe, SMAW Carbon Pipe Lab
Dual Enrollment
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* Dual Enrollment Courses are offered through Coastal Alabama Community College
Future Career Opportunities & Income:
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Occupation Median wage Avg openings in AL Welder $43,555 297 Pipe Welding $53,636 54 Welding Inspector $57,210 26