Do you enjoy working with your hands? Want to help build aircraft, repair HVAC systems,
bring new products to market, or transform your community? A career in welding may
be for you!
Job openings, along with the rising demand from diverse commercial and private ventures,
mean that it’s a great time to join the workforce as a welder!
SCC's hands-on classes prepare students for AWS certification and entry-level employment
as a welder. An associate degree and certificate programs prepare you to join the
workforce right away and earn credits that may be transferred to future degrees.
Office Information
Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. | WTC 203
Careers
Welder
Brazer/Solderer
Cutter
Structural Welder
Underwater Welder
Metal Fabricator
Industry Salaries
Missouri has a relatively high number of workers in this industry and the annual mean
wage is $46,960-$50,650.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
SCC's welding courses provide theory, fundamentals and the skills needed to set up
and perform Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), Flux
Cored Arc Welding (FCAW), and Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW).
Along with the welding skills, students learn about the equipment, thermal cutting
processes, fabrication, safety and health in the workplace and welding inspection.
SCC's program follows the guidelines of the American Welding Society SENSE program,
an industry-recognized standard for welding education. Along with our training, our
students have the opportunity to earn AWS Welding Certifications. Employers and students
can track these certifications on the AWS website.
Hands-on classes prepare the student for entry-level employment as a welder.
42,600 openings for welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers are projected each year,
on average, over the next decade. -bls.gov
Please contact Roxanne Finneran, the Welding Instructional Coordinator to set up an
appointment at the TCW in Wentzville, Missouri. Tour our welding lab and take some
time to talk about how SCC can help you meet your career goals. Along with the associate
degree in Welding, there are also Certificates of Specialization and Certificates
of Achievement for welding. Students choose their path to become an AWS Entry Level
Welder, or the AWS Advanced Level Welder. All programs combine the knowledge needed
to enter the workforce as a welder, along with the privilege to test for AWS Welding
Certificates.
Students will:
- Learn to set up, adjust, and use cutting and welding equipment safely and effectively.
- Know how to use the right joining techniques and welding processes to get the job
done right.
- Understand how to read welding blueprints and turn designs into real, physical objects
and structures.
