Welding Program

The welding program at Northeast Alabama 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 Alabama colleges that offer welding program.

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Northeast Alabama Community College

One Harrison Plaza, Florence, AL

Northeast Alabama Community College (NACC), in Rainsville, Alabama, is the perfect choice for your community college! It's a school that prepares your journey toward a better future. It is among the 120 top community colleges of the United States according to the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program. There is no doubt that this college offers the quality education they promise to their students, assuring a brighter future.

At NACC, you can earn your Associate degree or transfer to a 4-year university. The STARS and 2to4 programs can ensure that your two-year stay at NACC will count towards four-year institution such as:

• University of Alabama
• University of Montevallo
• Auburn University
• Jacksonville State University
• And more...

The college also offers student services, including academic and career counseling, job placement, technology learning center, as well as a distance education program for their students.

Brighten your future by enrolling at Northeast Alabama Community College today!

Students Enrolled in the Welding Program

Get more details below regarding enrollment, academics, and school demographics. Northeast Alabama 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

• Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
  • Total Employment: 180
  • Average Hourly Rate: $15.12
  • Average Annual Salary: $31450

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).