Learn the skills and competencies of the welding trade! Students in Apex's Combination Welding Technology Program learn gas and electric welding processes, manual and automatic cutting techniques, blueprint reading for metal layout and fabrication; including welding thin through thick metals, exotic metals, pipe welding and tube welding.

Course Segments:

Blueprint Reading and Fabrication

Oxyacetylene Welding , Cutting, and Braizing

Basic Shielded Metal Arc Welding

Gas Metal Arc Welding

Gas Tungsten Arc Welding

Advanced Shielded Metal Arc Welding

The Combination Welding Technology Program is designed to prepare students for potential employment in the following occupation(s):
(each occupation is a link to information on the U.S. Department of Labor's O*NET website, which contains significant information about careers in this occupation):

51-4121.06 - Welders, Cutters, and Welder Fitters

47-2221.00 - Structural Iron and Steel Workers

51-2041.00 - Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

Career Program Disclosure Information:

The U.S. Department of Education requires disclosure of certain program-specific information for career-based programs. This information is provided in accordance with federal regulation 34CFR668.6(b) and is current as of July 1, 2011. The job placement rate for the Combination Welding Technology Program, as calculated according to a formula promulgated by Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC), was 72% (Day) and 71% (Evening) at the last reporting period (November 2010). During the 2009-2010 Academic Year (July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010), 69% of the students who graduated from the Combination Welding Technology Program graduated on-time as defined in the Apex Tech catalog. The median student loan indebtedness of graduates from the Combination Welding Technology Program in 2009-2010 was as follows: Federal Stafford Student Loans (subsidized/unsubsidized) - $4,679; Third-Party Private Education Loans - $0 ; Apex (Institutional) Loan - $6,629. The tuition and fees cost for a student starting the Combination Welding Technology Program as of the beginning of the 2011-2012 academic year is estimated at $18,121. (Potential future tuition increases cannot be determined at this time, and hence are not factored into this estimate) Book and supply costs are estimated at $435. (Your actual cost will vary depending on multiple factors). Apex Tech does not offer on-campus housing. For additional information on school costs (including estimates of off-campus living expenses), please visit our Financial Aid Cost of Attendance web page.