Welding Technology Program

Where goals and career aspirations meet to solder success.

LCC offers an associate in applied science in welding technology as well as a certificate of achievement. A transfer agreement with Ferris State University is also available for students who want to complete a bachelor's degree.

In the Welding Technology Program, students receive training from instructors with many years of industrial experience and who take an interest in student success.

Lincoln Electric Company, the world leader in the design and manufacture of arc welding equipment and consumables, robotic welding systems, plasma and oxyfuel cutting equipment, has provided 43 welding stations in the welding lab at LCC's new West Campus. This partnership with Lincoln ensures that LCC students will learn on the newest equipment available and give students the kind of hands-on experience that will get them started on the path to a fulfilling career.
 

Check out the WELD program in more detail by clicking on the menu to the right.

Curriculum Information
Welding Technology Program

To view degree and certificate requirements click on the curriculum code below.
Code		Degrees and Certificates
0186		Welding Technology, Associate in Applied Science Degree
0156		Welding Technology, Certificate of Achievement
Course Offerings
Many of the courses listed below are offered at LCC throughout the academic year and can be taken to upgrade current skills or fulfill degree and certificate requirements.  Visit the Course Schedule and Registration page for information pertaining to courses available during a particular semester.  View Welding Technology (WELD) course descriptions
WELD 100 - Combination Welding WELD 101 - Advanced ARC Welding WELD 110 - Gas Metal ARC Welding WELD 111 - Gas Tungsten ARC Welding WELD 120 - Structural Fabrication and Inspection  WELD 125 - Structural Blueprint Reading for Welding WELD 140 - Creative  Welding WELD 170 - Special Topics in Welding WELD 191 - Welding Project Lab WELD 201 - Tool and Die Welding WELD 205 - Pipe Welding WELD 210 - Aircraft Welding  WELD 250 - Welding Internship

In addition to all of LCC's welding courses, Lincoln Electric can offer courses or seminars at the West Campus facility such as:
      - Motor Sports Welding - Basic
    - Motor Sports Welding - Advanced
    - Welding Robotics Programming Seminar

Ferris State University/Lansing Community College Partnership

Students interested in receiving a bachelor of applied science degree in Industrial Technology and Management can take advantage of a unique partnership between Ferris State University and LCC.  Students receive an associate degree from LCC and then, with a combination of LCC, Ferris and online courses, can complete the requirements for a bachelor's degree.  This 3 + 1 program gives students the advantage of taking all of their courses in the Lansing area and, often, paying LCC's lower tuition.

For more information about the program, call Deb Thalner at Ferris, 231-591-2430 or 1-800-562-9130 or LCC at 517-483-1904. 

Career Facts
Welding Technology Program

What is a welding technician?
Welding is the most common way of permanently joining metal parts. Heat is applied to metal pieces, melting and fusing them to form a permanent bond. Welding is used in shipbuilding, automobile manufacturing and repair, aerospace applications and other manufacturing activities. Welding is also used in constructing buildings, bridges and other structures and to join pipes in pipelines, power plants and refineries.

What types of skills are required?
Welders need good eyesight and hand-eye coordination as well as manual dexterity. They should be able to concentrate on detailed work for long periods and be reasonably physically fit.  Courses in blueprint reading, shop math, mechanical drawing, physics, chemistry and metallurgy are helpful.  Knowledge of computers is becoming increasingly important.

Where are welders employed?
Two out of three welding, soldering and brazing jobs are found in manufacturing. Jobs are found in transportation equipment manufacturing (motor vehicle body and parts and ship and boat building), machinery manufacturing (agriculture, construction and mining machinery), and architectural and structural metals manufacturing.

What is the salary range?
Job prospects should be excellent over the next ten years according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Employment is expected to grow about as fast as the average for all occupations over the 2002-2012 period. Any downturn in the economy that affects manufacturing will also affect welding. Technology is helping to improve welding, creating more uses for welding in the workplace.

Median hourly earning of welders, cutters, solderers and brazers were $14.32 in 2004, the last year for which statistics are available. The middle 50 percent earned between $11.90 and $18.05 while the top ten percent earned over $22.20 per hour. Many welders belong to unions.

As with all jobs, earnings vary according to education, experience and location.

Faculty / Staff
Welding Technology Program
 

		Bill Eggleston, Professor, Advisor/Program  Coordinator, AWS Certified Welding Inspector
		beggleston@lcc.edu
		(517)483-9682
		Cathy Lindquist, Instructor
		clindquist@lcc.edu
		(517)483-1359

Related links
Welding Technology Program

		American Welding Society
		Skills USA
		Job Outlook for Welders
		Welding Associations and Organizations
		Welding Journal
		Virtual Resource Room