Welding

Technical Diploma: 31-442-1
Campus: Beaver Dam, Fond du Lac

Moraine Park’s two-semester Welding technical diploma helps individuals develop welding and fabrication skills that are used in today’s industries. Students gain skills in all position welding that can lead to welder certification through hands-on experience in a welding laboratory. Students learn gas metal arc welding, shielded metal arc welding, gas tungsten arc welding, and oxy-fuel cutting. The coursework also provides instruction in print reading, math and communications skills.

Representatives from business and industry have identified skills that are essential to success in manufacturing. Students will be expected to demonstrate the critical core manufacturing skills throughout all the manufacturing classes. The critical core manufacturing skills include:  work cooperatively, work productively, listen effectively, demonstrate a positive attitude, maintain a safe work environment, demonstrate integrity, communicate clearly, follow directions, apply problem solving strategies, apply mathematical reasoning, think critically and adapt to change.

This program is a nontraditional occupation for women.