Welding Technology
There’s nothing quite like the sight and sound of laying a silky-smooth bead. Develop your welding skills using our innovative technology and teaching practices as we prepare you for success in this high-wage and in-demand technical career. Train under American Welding Society (AWS) certified instructors as you learn welding and cutting processes, blueprint reading and metallurgy.
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Spark Your Career as a Grizzly Welder
Our experienced instructors will walk you through three various welding processes and four different welding positions. Learn shielded metal arc welding (SMAW), gas metal arc welding (GMAW) and gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) while welding vertical, horizontal, flat and overhead. You won’t stop at welding though. Our instructors also train you in arc gouging; CNC, plasma and oxy fuel cutting.
If you’re just itching to make money striking a bead, then you might fit into our nine-month option. This certificate pathway trains you at plasma speed in two semesters so you can start burning acetylene as soon as you’re finished. Regardless of course length, you’ll become AWS certified in all four forms of welding once you complete our program. You’ll also be trained in safety and will be awarded with the OSHA 10 General Industry safety credential.
Trusted Education, Job Security
Area employers actively seek to hire Butler graduates because of our strong reputation for producing well-trained and accomplished students in the welding field. Our graduates have secured oil field jobs in Texas and North Dakota, a ship building plant in South Carolina and various positions locally. Butler’s welding program is bar none. With our state-of-the-art equipment and low costs, you can grind your way straight into a high paying career. Pay little, gain lots.
Get the Job
No matter what your dream job is, our instructors give you the foundation to enter the job market as a sought after candidate for any industry. Start your career right away in positions like:
- Welder
- Metal fabrication
- Manufacturing and construction industry
UTLX, a Proud Butler Partner
All Butler welding AAS graduates and one-year welding certificate recipients are guaranteed a job interview with Union Tank Car Company (UTLX). UTLX has a location in El Dorado, Kan. that focuses on tank car manufacturing and repair. Since 1891, Union Tank Car Company, along with its Canadian affiliate Procor, has provided high-quality equipment and comprehensive tank car services to customers throughout North America. Union Tank Car Company is known for tank car leasing, manufacturing and repair operations.
Classes You'll Take
These are some examples of courses in our Welding Technology program.
- Welding Methods
- Cutting Processes
- Welding and Pipe Fitting
- Gas Metal Arc Welding
- Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
Welding Technology (Associate of Applied Science)
Welding Technology (Certificate A)
Welding Technology (Certificate B)
Certificate Information
Learn the SMAW, GMAW, GTAW and Oxy-fuel welding processes, all applied to both ferrous and non-ferrous metals, and position and out-of-position welding. You also learn numerous industry-recognized cutting processes, both manual and CNC (computer numerically controlled), receive training in Blueprint Reading and Metallurgy and have the opportunity to become AWS certified in the SMAW, GMAW and GTAW processes.
Finish our Certificate A option in as little as one semester, or experience more in-depth training and advanced courses with our Certificate B option.
Additional Information
Kansas Promise Scholarship Eligible
Qualified students in eligible programs can earn their two-year degree and have their tuition, fees and books paid for.
