Welding Program

The welding program at Heartland Community 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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Heartland Community College

3000 N Dysart Rd, Avondale, AZ

Heartland Community College (HCC), located in Normal Illinois, is a two-year community college that also provides students with the option to transfer their credits to a four-year school if they so choose. The school features over 40 kinds of academic degrees that encompass such career programs as practical nursing, computer maintenance, radiography, and medical transcription. Student services on the career campus include support for disabled students, tutoring, and childcare.

In order to apply for degree programs at HCC, students need to furnish a GED or high school diploma. For students who still need to meet the basic prerequisites, ESL courses and GED preparation are offered as well.

The Midwest college offers students the preparatory skills needed to work in jobs that require degrees or training in some of the following areas:

• Accounting
• Administrative and secretarial science
• Biological science
• Business automation and technology
• CAD/CADD drafting
• Child Care
• Mechanics and maintenance technology
• Practical and vocational nurses training
• Web page design
• Welding

The yearly tuition at the school is approximately $11,000 for out-of-state residents and $7,000 for students living in-state. Currently, 5,600 undergraduates are enrolled in programs and the school maintains a 60% retention rate. You can obtain further details by contacting the college at 309-268-8000.

Students Enrolled in the Welding Program

Get more details below regarding enrollment, academics, and school demographics. Heartland Community College offers a less than one year certificate 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).