Welding Program

The welding program at Oklahoma Technical College prepares students for careers as welding engineers, manufacturing engineers, application engineers, sales engineers, and project engineer or manager. The program focuses on applying technical knowledge and skills to join or cut metal surfaces. Program course include: arc welding, resistance welding, brazing and soldering, cutting, high-energy beam welding and cutting, solid state welding, ferrous and non-ferrous materials, oxidation-reduction reactions, welding metallurgy, welding process and heat treating, structural design, safety, and codes and standards. Get more details below including other Arizona colleges that offer welding program.

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Oklahoma Technical College

15650 North Black Canyon Highway, B210, Phoenix, AZ

Oklahoma Technical College is a two-year private career school dedicated to providing a solid education for students in Tulsa and surrounding areas. Over the previous several years Oklahoma Technical College awarded degrees to over seventy students with 52% of those who start the program complete it. Oklahoma Technical College offers several programs to pick from. Below is a list of the more popular programs being offered:

• Auto Mechanic
• Welding
• Barber
• Cosmetology, Barber and Nail Instructor

To help support students, Oklahoma Technical College may provide some services to students including:

• Online classes
• Weekend and night classes available
• Academic counseling for students
• Student employment
• Employment search assistance

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Students Enrolled in the Welding Program

Get more details below regarding enrollment, academics, and school demographics. Oklahoma Technical College offers a less than two-year award program in welding.

Students by Gender (2019)

Students by Race (2019)

Source: IPEDS Survey 2012-2020: Data obtained from the US Dept. of Education's Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). Data may vary depending on school and academic year.

Career Options for Graduates

Welders, Cutters, and Welder Fitters

Description

Use hand-welding or flame-cutting equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products.

Career Outlook & Projections ()

According to the BLS, welders, cutters, and welder fitters employment is expected to grow at a rate of 3.6% from 2014 to 2024

Salary & Wages

• Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
  • Total Employment: 3
  • Average Hourly Rate: $19.42
  • Average Annual Salary: $40380

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Description

Set up, operate, or tend welding, soldering, or brazing machines or robots that weld, braze, solder, or heat treat metal products, components, or assemblies. Includes workers who operate laser cutters or laser-beam machines.

Career Outlook & Projections ()

According to the BLS, welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders employment is expected to shrink at a rate of -18.0% from 2014 to 2024

Salary & Wages

• Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
  • Total Employment: 380
  • Average Hourly Rate: $18.04
  • Average Annual Salary: $37520

Source: Job descriptions, estimated salary and wages, and projected job growth are taken from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).