St. Louis Community College in Missouri offers a "Certificate of Proficiency in Welder Repair." According to the college's website, it is a 37 credit-hour program that delivers industrial technical training for the skilled trade classification of welding equipment repairer apprentice. The program is a part of the "Skilled Trades Industrial" program. Some of the courses in this program include technical mathematics, electronic drafting, electric circuits, electronic devices, digital logic, introduction to microprocessors, introduction to robotics, fluid power and programmable logic controllers.
Arizona Automotive Institute (AAI) offers a specialized short-term program that will enable you to start your career as a welding technician. The program focuses on welding safety, cutting, materials and methods, symbols, drawings, SS Groove and pipe, air carbon and plasma arc cutting, and a few more courses.
Lincoln Technical Institute in Connecticut is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) and Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC). The institute offers a "Welding Technology" program that can prepare you for an entry-level welder position. The program "Shielded Metal Arc Welding" will help you develop skills in operating electric arc welding equipment, and you will learn how to weld and overlap in horizontal, vertical and overhead fillet positions.
Fortis College's campus in Ravenna, Ohio offers a welding associate program. After completing the program, you can enter the field as an industrial welder, check welder or a welding apprentice. The program teaches welding symbols, welding print reading, mathematics and several other courses.
Advanced Technology Institute in Virginia Beach, Virginia offers a diploma program to train people in the practical aspects of equipment repair. You will learn how to weld pipe in multiple positions. The instructions will be presented both in the classroom and laboratory with the help of modern welding tools and equipment.