Welding Program

The welding program at Lakeshore 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 Wisconsin colleges that offer welding program.

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Lakeshore Technical College (LTC)

W3718 South Drive, Plymouth, WI

The Lakeshore Technical College is considered as the leading provider of technical education in the city of Cleveland, Wisconsin. The school offers more than 100 career programs that will allow students to easily land on jobs from industries that matter.  Currently, there are more than 13,000 students who are enrolled in LTC. The LTC campus has a total of 154 acres in land area which gives students a feeling that they are actually in a small community.

Lakeshore Technical College aims to direct its activities to meet the local employment demands in Cleveland, Wisconsin. The school offers both degree and certificate programs to its enrollees. Moreover, the school also offers apprenticeship programs to highly skilled jobs like plumbing and carpentry to name a few. In fact, the school has more than 100 courses to choose from thereby offering diversified choices to students.

Regarding the tuition fee of the school, the amount varies on the type of program taken but basically, Wisconsin residents have to pay only $126 per credit hour while out-of-state residents need to pay about $182 per credit hour.

The Lakeshore Technical College is the best place for students to start college before proceeding to a four-year college. Fortunately, the school organizes a degree transfer fair each year where  students can choose to finish their associate degrees in other universities like Franklin University, Marian University, Mount Mary University, Alverno College, and University of Iowa to name a few. 

Students Enrolled in the Welding Program

Get more details below regarding enrollment, academics, and school demographics. Lakeshore Technical College has offered the following degree levels for students:

• Less Than One Year Certificate
• Less Than Two-Year Award

Students by Academic Level (2019)

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

• Sheboygan, WI
  • Total Employment: 110
  • Average Hourly Rate: $24.09
  • Average Annual Salary: $50110

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

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