Welding Program

The welding program at Northwest Mississippi 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 Mississippi colleges that offer welding program.

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Northwest Mississippi Community College (NWCC)

101 Cunningham Blvd, Booneville, MS

The Northwest Mississippi Community College, also known as NWCC, has campuses in the cities of Southaven, Olive Branch, Ashland, and Oxford in Mississippi. The main campus, by itself, sits over 200 acres in Senatobia. The NWCC system serves 11 counties with an annual enrollment count of over 6,000 undergrads since 2008. Students are given the option to choose from at least 100 majors, 17 of which may also be taken online. On the average, each enrollee will need to pay about $2,250 each semester.

Academic programs are designed as 2-year programs, all of which may be transferred to whichever college or university in Mississippi that a student chooses to continue their education in. It is one of NWCC's goals to offer affordable education that can jumpstart the attainment of full degrees and successful careers after. Available courses are spread out among several divisions such as Business, Education, Nursing, Fine Arts, etc.

Among NWCC's various grants and financial aid services, prospective students may also apply for a Howard Carpenter GED scholarship. This service provides an additional $560 tuition discount for incoming students with scores of over 2,500 in GED's administered after 2002. For tests taken before that year, a score of at least 500 will suffice.

Athletics also plays an important role in NWCC. The Rangers are comprised of men's football, baseball, and golf; women's softball; as well as men's and women's teams for basketball, soccer, rodeo, and tennis. Apart from sports activities, students may also opt to join over 30 organizations to help hone their extra-curricular skills and academic well-being.

Students Enrolled in the Welding Program

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

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).