Welding Technology Program

This program is available to current high school students tuition free.

Welding Technology delivers training using the welding processes and techniques most widely used in industry today. Coffeyville Community College uses the 6G welding position for welding certification testing to enable welding in all positions. 

Students completing the course will earn 6G Pipe Welding Certificates in:

• Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (TIG),
• Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Stick),
• Gas Metal Arc Welding (MIG)
• Flux Cored Arc Welding 

CCC Welding Students also earn OSHA cards in General Industry and Construction through nationally recognized Occupational Safety and Health Outreach training. 

The program offers the fundamentals of welding and fabrication, including piping isometrics and blueprint reading, necessary for a successful career in whatever part of the welding field chosen. Construction, manufacturing, engineering, and repair utilize the welding processes taught at CCC. 

Students learn cutting, gouging, welded joint member preparation, and set up of equipment for the different welding processes. Gas pressure, tip sizes, welding speeds, amperage and voltage setting, wire feed rates, electrode sizes, and shielding gas selections are just some of the training areas that the student is introduced to for a welding technician career. 

Areas of Advanced Training:

• OSHA Safety& Workplace Skills
• Pipe and Plate Welding
• Blueprint Reading-Piping Isometrics, Welding Symbols
• (SMAW) Arc Welding
• (GTAW) Tig Welding (Steel, Aluminum, Stainless Steel)
• Oxy-Acetylene-Plasma Cutting
• (GMAW) Mig Welding
• Fluxcore - Metalcore Welding
• On-The-Job Training (OJT or Equivalent)
• Shop Math and Communication Skill

Employment opportunities for men and women in welding include:

• Welding Shops
• Manufacturers of Metal Products
• Piping/Structural Contractors
• Automobile/Aircraft Manufacturers
• Repair & Maintenance Services
• Building/Construction Contractors

The Job

Welding is a specialized technique used for joining metallic parts usually through the application of heat.  Modern fusion welding processes are an outgrowth of the need to obtain a continuous joint on steel plates.  In fusing welding, a heat source generates sufficient heat to create and maintain a molten pool of metal of the required size.  A welding technician must have the required ability and talent to perform any welding process.  Working independently, time and expertise must be responsible and well-managed.  Good interpersonal skills for interacting with a welding crew are critical.