Welding

• Overview
• Admission
• Curriculum
• Transfer
• Outcomes
• Careers

Overview

Overview

As a student in the Welding program at Madison College, you will:

• Develop welding skills using common manual and semi-automatic arc welding processes.
• Gain skills and knowledge in industrial safety, blueprint reading, metallurgy, basic metal fabrication and career exploration/employability.
• Prepare for all welding positions using a variety of plate and sheet metal, including pipe welding.
• Complete welding projects following American Welding Society (AWS) codes and procedures.
• Prepare for a variety of entry-level positions in the welding, metal fabrication, construction and manufacturing industries.

Program Details

Students in the Welding program can attend full time.

Welding classes may be offered at these Madison College campuses:

• Madison - Truax
• Fort Atkinson

Explore financial aid eligibility for Welding.

Welding

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Admission

Admission

To Apply
 

• View the admission requirements for application deadlines, materials and requirements.
   
• Attend an Advising, Application, Information & More (AAIM) Session to get started in the admission process.
   
• Visit MATC to learn more about the Madison College experience, including campus tours and program open houses.

After Acceptance

Once you are admitted into your program, review the Start of Semester Checklist to prepare for your first day of classes at MATC. 

Questions?

Contact Enrollment Services at EnrollmentServices@madisoncollege.edu or (608) 246-6210. 

Curriculum

Curriculum

Prospective program students, the information below reflects the basic requirements for students admitted for the 2020-2021 academic year. To learn more about Madison College, visit us.

Current program students (including newly admitted), go directly to your Degree Progress Report (also referred to as an Advising Report or Academic Requirements) to view:

• Progress toward your specific requirements
• Alternative (in lieu of) courses to meet specific requirements

If you have questions after reviewing your report, please see Advising Services.

First Semester

Interpreting Engineering Drawings

10-606-200

2 credits

Oxy Fuel Welding and Thermal Cutting

31-442-312

2 credits

Arc Welding Theory

31-442-314

2 credits

Basic Arc (SMAW)

31-442-315

2 credits

Gas Tungsten Arc Welding 1 (GTAW/TIG)

31-442-318

2 credits

Basic Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW/MIG)

31-442-323

2 credits

Fabrication 1

31-457-301

2 credits

Vocational Math 1

31-804-379

1 credits

Second Semester

Safety for Industry

10-462-100

1 credits

Welding Occupational Development

31-442-320

1 credits

Arc Welding (SMAW) Vertical

31-442-321

2 credits

Advanced Welding Techniques

31-442-322

2 credits

Flux Cored & Advanced Gas Metal Arc Welding (FCAW/GMAW)

31-442-326

2 credits

Gas Tungsten Arc Welding 2 (GTAW/TIG)

31-442-328

2 credits

Fundamentals of Metallurgy

31-442-390

2 credits

Fabrication 2

31-457-302

2 credits

Transfer

Transfer Partnerships

There are currently no Transfer Partnerships for this program. Review our Transfer Opportunities page for information on all Madison College transfer options.

Outcomes

Outcomes

MATC Welding program graduates are prepared to enter the workforce with effective job skills.  

Safety Awareness
Apply and demonstrate safe working practices and techniques that comply with all Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements, local requirements and established industry safety practices.

Employability Skills and Practices
Demonstrate abilities that contribute to employment by displaying flexibility, self-motivation, time efficiency, effective written and oral communication, and  contributing to work team success.

Career Advancement Skills and Personal Initiative
Demonstrate career advancement skills by engaging in problem solving, time management and shop management practices.

Technical Welding Skills
Demonstrate knowledge, set-up and correct operation of commonly used welding equipment.

Basic Metallurgy and Properties/Identification of Metals
Understand and apply metallurgy concepts and principals to common welding and metal fabrication processes.

Technical Metal Fabrication Skills
Understand and demonstrate basic metal fabrication functions.

Careers

Careers

Earning your One-year Technical Diploma in the Welding program at Madison Area Technical College prepares you for valuable work as a:  

• Maintenance Welder
• Qualified Welder
• Structural Welder
• Welder/Fabricator
• Production Welder
• Ironworker Apprentice
• Steamfitter Apprentice

With additional education and/or work experience, graduates may find employment as:

• Welding Apprentice
• Welding Foreman
• Welding Inspector
• Welding Supervisor 

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