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WELDING
Fort Hays Tech | Northwest delivers much
more than your typical classroom and
book-learning experience — you will learn
hands-on, acquiring essential skills and
professional connections along the way.
Fort Hays Tech | Northwest’s welding
department presents unique
opportunities for you, the student, by
devoting the majority of its program to
actual work-based experience, including
in-shop training and on-the-job site
training. Additionally, our curriculum is
continually being updated to provide you
with the latest training for the industry as
technology and equipment advance.
Welding is designed to teach specific
skills in all aspects of the welding trade,
which include arc welding, oxyacetylene
welding, TIG, MIG, brazing, and semi-
automatic cutting. Other related areas
of study include blueprint reading, job
layout, shop math, hard surfacing (ARC as
well as powder torch), and pipe welding.
You will learn welding processes that
allow you to work with mild steel, cast
iron, brass, aluminum, stainless steel, and
some alloy metals.
Stackable credentials and industry
certification opportunities available.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
TIG, MIG, BRAZING,
SEMI AUTOMATIC
CUTTING, AND MORE!
!
2 YEARS
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