Welding
You want to work with your hands in a dynamic environment.
You can complete Mid's Welding Training Credential in just one year while also earning Sense Level I certification. And with a 100% job placement rate for program graduates, you'll start a career that provides opportunities for advancement and a competitive starting salary.
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Our Certificate in Welding is focused on the skills welders need to succeed and takes 35 credits to complete. You can earn this Certificate in just 1-1½ years when attending full-time.
Learn hands-on in our welding labs, where you can practice various welding and soldering techniques on a variety of materials, and gain skills that prepare you for a rewarding career.
Our instructors know welding. They have direct experience in the industry and love sharing their knowledge with others.
Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers use hand-held or remotely controlled equipment to join, repair, or cut metal parts and products. Mid offer a state-of-the-art welding lab on each of the main campuses with current technology and hands-on learning opportunities.
Common career tasks include studying blueprints, sketches, and specifications, calculating the dimensions of parts to be welded, inspecting structures or materials to be welded, igniting torches or starting power supplies, monitoring the welding process to avoid overheating, and maintaining equipment and machinery.
Launch your journey toward a welding apprenticeship with Mid's Pre-Apprentice Certificate. With just 4 courses, you can complete this credential quickly, gain the skills you need to start an apprenticeship, and demonstrate to potential employers that you are ready to learn and contribute meaningfully to their team.
This Welding Pre-Apprentice (CTE) Pathway is designed specifically for high school students. Students complete one course each semester and graduate high school able to start an apprenticeship and demonstrate to potential employers that they are ready to learn.
Industry-Recognized Certifications from respected organizations, like the American Welding Society, increases your employment potential by clearly demonstrating to employers the skills you have mastered.
Learn more about these skill certifications below...
Welding Overview from Mid Michigan College on Vimeo.
Save $ 83% of students receive financial aid and 2 out of 3 attend Mid tuition free.
Succeed Mid Mentors provide personalized support throughout your journey at Mid.
You may be wondering how employers will know what skills you've mastered by completing your degree at Mid. To highlight these skills, Mid has partnered with a variety of organizations to award industry-recognized skill certifications. Industry-recognized certifications provide a return on your education investment through hands-on training using state of the art tools and equipment. These certifications are earned in addition to your Mid credential and increase your employment potential.
Welding Pre-Apprenticeship Certificates are now available and allow you to build basic skills before entering an official apprenticeship at a local employer. The Pre-Apprentice Certificate Pathway can be customized for students ready to attend college and for those currently in high school.
Give back to local communities while gaining valuable skills! Mid's welding students contribute to local projects like the Mackinac Bridge scale model at the Clare MDOT Welcome Center, and the multiple mascot sculptures that now appear in Harrison and Gladwin, with Beaverton planned for the Fall 2020 semester.
Mid Michigan College is a Lincoln School of Choice! What does this mean? As a School of Choice partner, Lincoln provides the College and our students significant discounts on tools and raw materials. That means you'll save BIG on an education that prepares you for success and be well-equipped to begin your career.
— Jonathan Threet, a.k.a. Joker
