Welding Technology/Welder

The Welding Technology/Welder certificate program at Prairie State College is a one-to-two-year credential offered by this public institution in Chicago Heights, IL. The program is part of the welding technology field (CIP 48.0508) and trains students in core welding processes including shielded metal arc welding, gas metal arc welding, flux-cored arc welding, and related techniques used in manufacturing, construction, and fabrication industries.

Prairie State College also offers certificate programs in Graphic Communications, General, Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician, Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician, Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician, and Energy Systems Technology/Technician. Students in the welding technology program can expect hands-on lab training in welding processes, blueprint reading, and weld quality inspection.