The Welding Technology program equips students with the skills they need to gain employment as entry-level welders in fields such as structural iron, manufacturing, fabrication, and equipment repair. The program stresses safe practices for the welding industry. Students are immersed in classroom theory and hands-on lab instruction in welding, fitting, and related metalworking processes. The program provides students with a foundation that includes print reading and fabrication plans for welders. Coursework covers oxyfuel cutting and welding, carbon arc cutting and gouging, shielded metal arc welding, gas metal arc welding, flux core arc welding, gas tungsten arc welding, and pipe welding. The curriculum exposes the students to fabrication and metal working equipment techniques. Students are required to demonstrate their skills by completing welding projects. The program prepares students to sit for the American Welding Society (AWS) and Washington Association of Building Officials (WABO) certification tests. The Welding Technology program is 12 months in length (four quarters). The student will earn 77 credit hours which are 1,344 clock hours. Tuition is payable on a quarterly basis. There are four quarters in an academic year. This training program concludes with an externship off campus, or with the completion of a capstone project on campus. The student to instructor ratio for the Welding Technology program is no greater than 22:1.