Welding - Hannibal Career and Technical Center

Welding from Hannibal Career and Technical Center is a Campus Certificate Engineering General degree that prepares you for a Engineering career. Description Our welding program is designed to be a two-year course. High school students will earn 3 class credits per year and adult students will earn a total of 465 clock hour credit. Any class credit questions you may have can be answered by our financial aid officer or guidance counselor. As a student in our welding program you will learn several types of welding processes. You will become familiar with Oxy-Fuel welding, cutting and brazing, Shield Metal Arc (Stick), Gas Metal Arc (MIG or Wire), Flux Cored Wire welding , Gas Tungsten Arc (TIG or Hili-Arc) and to include Plasma and Carbon-Air cutting. You will learn the proper welding processes to use for given jobs and how to identify different types of materials to use for those jobs. A great deal of class time is devoted to building projects and doing various kinds of repairs and maintenance welding . It is essential to utilize your math skills at all times. In the manufacturing, construction, pipe-fitting, aerospace and food service industries good math skills is a very important part of your every day work with welding. Modern industries has a demanding need for skilled individuals with varying degrees of technical training in welding . With successful completion of our welding program you will become a productive employee in the welding field. It is our goal to help you also find employment within industries that you can use your welding expertise. We have a well-qualified staff on our campus to help you with your employment needs. Students will also learn which welding processes to use for given jobs and how to identify different types of metal. Most of your class experience time is spent working on class projects and doing repairs for individuals so you can get experience in the various welding processes you have learned. Job Opportunities In the manufacturing, construction, and food service industries, the forming and joining of metals by welding is in high demand. Modern industry has a need for skilled craftsmen with varying degrees of technical training. Wages for welders range from $18.50 to above $30.00 per hour for certified welders. Our welding class is designed to prepare students for entry level employment in many work fields such as various factory work, pipe lines, bridge construction, shipyards including underwater construction, maintenance repair and welding engineers. View more details on Hannibal Career and Technical Center . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Engineering General courses.