Welding AAS
The Welding AAS helps you become an entry-level welding supervisor or floor foreman for construction firms, agricultural enterprises, and heavy machine or food manufacturing fabrication. This program offers hands-on welding training to help you master welding techniques through lab projects and experiential activities in industry. Essential components necessary for success in the industry include mathematics, communication, attendance, productivity and basic business skills.
Admission requirements
Welding AAS is an open-enrollment program, meaning there isn't any criteria students must meet for admission. If you're interested in enrolling in this program, complete our steps to enroll, which includes completing the free application for admission.
We encourage all prospective students to visit campus. We have several Explore Sandburg open houses throughout the year, or you can schedule a campus visit at your convenience.
Career and technical programs/courses are offered without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, or status in any group protected by applicable federal, state or local law. For more information, contact the Title IX coordinator at 309.341.5234.
For additional information contact:
Welcome Center
309.345.3500
welcomecenter@sandburg.edu
Employment
The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates a 3% growth in employment for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers from now to 2028. Due to the nation’s aging infrastructures, experienced welders, cutters, solderers and brazers will be needed to help rebuild highways, bridges and buildings.
The basic skills of welding are similar across industries, making it easier for individuals trained in the field to shift from one industry to another. New jobs for welders are anticipated in manufacturing industries that produce fabricated metal products and transportation equipment. (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2020).
- 2019 median pay
- $42,490 per year
- $20.43 per hour
POTENTIAL CAREERS
Welders, Cutters, and Welder Fitters
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
GRADUATES FROM THIS PROGRAM PURSUE CAREERS IN FIELDS SUCH AS:
Sample course schedule for the Welding AAS program
ESTIMATED COSTS FOR THE WELDING AAS
View the Welding AAS cost sheet
FINANCIAL AID
To apply for financial aid, visit our financial aid page for more information.
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) helps job seekers access employment, education, training and support services to succeed in the labor market and to match employers with the skilled workers they need to compete in the global economy. Contact the local office to see if you qualify for financial support.
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- McDonough County | 440 N. Lafayette | Macomb, IL | 309.837.1280
SCHOLARSHIPS
Thanks to our generous donors, the Carl Sandburg College Foundation is able to award more than $100,000 each year in scholarship dollars to Sandburg students. High school, adult learners, and returning students — everyone is eligible to apply between October 1 and March 15 for the upcoming year.
Meet the instructors
Ian Milligan
Welding & Industrial Process Professions Instructor
Department of Career and Technical Education
2400 Tom L. Wilson Blvd.
Galesburg, IL 61401
309.341.5274