Nothing sparks the imagination like a welding torch.  The pulse of welding beats strongly in the 21st century according to the American Welding Society.  Welding has an impressive track record in technology and process advancements.  Because of its strength, welding is used to construct and repair parts of ships, automobiles, spacecraft, and thousands of other manufactured products.  Welding is used to join beams when constructing buildings, bridges, and other structures.

The Polaris Career Center Welding program will teach you the fundamentals of welding, the most common way of permanently joining metal parts, and the processes used to fabricate metal.  You will receive training in gas, arc, fluxcore, and MIG and TIG welding.  Along with blueprint reading and welding symbols, you will also learn how to use a grinder, drill, plasma arc cutter, burning torch, arc welding machines, and more.

Skills

Arc welding – steel, stainless steel, cast iron and aluminum

MIG welding

TIG welding

Gas welding

Fluxcore welding

Plasma arc cutting

Gas cutting

Air carbon arc cutting

Reading blueprints

Fabricating weldments

Equipment

Plate shears

Grinders

Burning machine

Arc air equipment

Drills

Layout tools

Heating torches

Burning torches

Plasma arc cutting torch

Career Options

Tack welder

Production welder

Welder/fitter

Robotic technician

Inspector

Welding foreman

Welding technician

Equipment salesperson

Future Opportunities with Further Education

Welding engineer

Welding inspector

Robotics technician

Welding teacher

Welding shop manager

Owner of welding business

Equipment salesperson

Fabrication shop owner

High School Credit Junior Year

Welding 3.0

Technology .5

Articulated Credit

The Welding Program has an articulation agreement with the Hobart School of Welding Technology and the Lincoln Electric School of Welding.