Applied Technology

Welding

Forge your future in Welding

Looking for a career that’s hands-on, high-paying, and in demand? Welding could be your perfect fit — and Southeastern Illinois College has the flexible training options to get you there, fast.

Whether you’re starting fresh or upgrading your skills, SIC’s Welding Technology program offers multiple paths to success, including the opportunity to earn AWS certification in as little as one year. Choose from short-term certificates, an associate degree, or accelerated 8-week courses designed to fit your schedule.

Flexible Training Options to Fit Your Life

At SIC, we meet students where they are — in life and in learning. Our welding classes are available in fully equipped welding labs on our Harrisburg campus and at the Stanford D. Williams Career & Training Center in Carmi.

8-Week Courses

  • Accelerated format helps you complete training faster

  • Evening class options available (location may vary by semester)

Traditional 16-Week Courses in Harrisburg

  • Ideal for students pursuing full certificate or associate degree programs

  • Daytime classes offer in-depth, hands-on instruction

Industry-Driven, Instructor-Led

All SIC welding instructors are AWS Certified Welders with real-world experience. Our curriculum is guided by an advisory team of welding industry representatives who help us stay current with the latest workforce needs, techniques, and equipment — so you’re prepared from day one on the job.

Welding Credentials Offered

Our programs are stackable, flexible, and designed to help you start a new career or advance in your current one:

  • Welding Technology – Associate in Applied Science Degree

  • Welding Technology – Certificate

  • Welding Technology (Level 2) – Certificate

  • Industrial Maintenance – Certificate

Start with a short-term certificate or go all-in on your two-year degree. Either way, you’ll build valuable skills that lead to employment.

Equipment Needed

Students enrolled in the Welding Technology program are required to supply the following welding equipment: helmet, goggles, clothing, shoes, gloves, and standard safety glasses. These items protect students from harmful rays, sparks, and hot metal fragments.

 

Check out our #CTExplore Video to see Instructor Mark Thomas tell you more about the Welding program!

Program Learning Outcomes

Goal 1: By utilizing qualified faculty that work in local industry, and maintaining state of the art equipment and laboratory facilities and using a curriculum that is aligned with the technology that is currently used in today’s industry, we prepare our students to obtain meaningful employment as welding professionals that are locally and nationally recognized.
Goal 2: To prepare students that are sought after by competitive employers in heavy construction, fabrication, and repair within the welding industry.
Goal 3: To prepare students to pass the American Welding Society Welder Performance Qualification Test and become certified welders.
Goal 4: To prepare students to apply all welding principles and traits of professional work ethics in any work environment.
Goal 5: To prepare students to continue education as well as to grow and adapt to changes in the workplace.

Interested students can contact an advisor at 618-252-5400 ext. 4130 or email advising@sic.edu.

Curriculum Guides