Cost For High School Students $0
For Adults $7,500
Cost information is approximate, please visit the program's website for the most up to date information available.
Welding | Certification
Central Vermont Career Center
This program is intended for high school students attending from within the district. Students from outside the district or adults who are not enrolled in high school can contact the center to apply.
Description
In this program, students will learn how to identify and properly use hand tools, power tools, and general welding shop equipment, how to set up and operate Stick, TIG, MIG, and FCAW welding equipment, select electrodes, weld in various positions, and also oxyacetylene and plasma cutting. Students will learn how to weld a pad of beads, fillet welds, and groove welds in various positions leading to an American Welding Society certification. Students will also be introduced to sheet metal fabrication and light structural fabrication through project-based learning.
This program includes or prepares for the following credentials: ACT National Career Readiness Certificate; American Welding Society - Flux Core Arc Welding - Plate, Gas Metal Arc Welding - Plate, Gas Tungsten Arc Welding - Plate, Shielded Metal Arc Welding - Plate.
Financial Assistance
Career & Technical Education Funding Sources
For high school students attending from within the district, there is no cost to this program. For students from outside of the district and adults who are not enrolled in high school, local scholarships and other funding sources may be available. Follow the link and contact the CTE center for more information.
State or Local Grant
Private Grant
Other Grant
State or Local Scholarship
Private Scholarship
Other Scholarship
Veteran Educational Assistance Program
Post 9-11 GI Bill
Vocational Rehabilitation
Related Industries
- Manufacturing
