Welding and fabrication training from South Seattle Community Colleges covers blueprint reading, welding finishing and production, layout, cutting and fitting parts. The program also offers computer training and special projects. Graduates of South Seattle are expected to operate modern computer- controlled machinery.
If you want control over the speed of learning, it might be best to pursue a degree from Seattle Community Colleges. The four-year public college offers a computerized welding training program that also focuses on torch burning. After completing basic courses, you may choose to pursue a job or continue with the school's advanced courses.
Pratt Fine Arts Center offers studio courses related to arts such as metal sculpting and jewelry making. Multiple welding styles are discussed in the program. Students are also taught forging, bronze casting and metal fabrication as part of the art center's basic welded sculpture course.
If you can't find the right school in Seattle, you can also search in neighboring cities such as Kirkland, Duvall and Redmond where the campuses of Lake Washington Technical College are located. The school teaches the latest in welding methods and techniques and how to analyze and read blueprints. It should prepare you to pass the tests of Washington Association of Building Officials.