Welding Technology

Earn your diploma or degree in Welding Technology at NDSCS.

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Welding Technology (A.A.S. degree)
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The Welding Technology program provides education and training in advanced welding and cutting processes, robotics, computer numerical control operations, inspection, print reading, fabrication, pipe and plate welding, math, communications and other aspects of general education.

  • Type: A.A.S. degree
  • Locations: Fargo, Wahpeton
  • Cluster: Manufacturing


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Welding Technology (Certificate)
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The Welding Technology certificate option provides students experience in welding as it pertains to assembly, manufacturing, energy and construction.

  • Type: Certificate
  • Locations: Fargo, Wahpeton
  • Cluster: Manufacturing


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​The Welding Technology program at NDSCS is designed to provide you experiences in welding as it pertains to assembly, manufacturing, energy and construction. 

The program provides education and training in common welding processes, robotics, CNC plasma cutting, CNC press break operations, inspection, print reading, fabrications, pipe and plate welding, automated manufacturing, human relations, communications and other aspects of general education. 

Career opportunities offer a wide range of employment possibilities in: 

  • Manufacturing 
  • Steel Construction 
  • Mining 
  • Energy 
  • Petroleum 
  • Other Production Areas 

NDSCS is an American Welding Society S.E.N.S.E. certified facility. AWS Level I and Level II certification is available. The NDSCS Welding program is an educational partner with Weld-Ed the National Center for Welding Education and Training. 

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Welding Technology Graduates from 2022-23 Academic Year
Graduates Registered Avg. Beginning Annual Salary Reported High Annual Salary Placement Rate
29 $57651 $96924 93%

NDSCS-Fargo Welding students build rhino transport cage for Chahinkapa Zoo

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05-20-2024

Throughout the Spring semester, Casey Buskohl and NDSCS-Fargo Welding students built a rhino cage to transport one of the Chahinkapa Zoo rhinos to another zoo. 

The first transport cage that the zoo purchased was easily destroyed by the rhino, so they turned to NDSCS Welding to build something different. Tom Schmaltz, Zoo Curator, reached out with photos of the first cage, highlighting the areas that worked, and those that failed. Using those photos and guidance, Casey and his 12 students designed and fabricated a new rhino cage from scratch. They built a skid bottom (no wheels), sides, and doors out of steel, and then added wood sides and top. 

Casey thanks his students for all of their work with this project – it was a big challenge mentally and physically due to its size and needs for strength and durability. 

The zoo showed their appreciation for this project by inviting the class to a visit to the zoo. The group came to Wahpeton to meet the rhino they built the cage for, and got a personalized, behind-the-scenes tour of Chahinkapa zoo. 

Thank you to Chahinkapa Zoo staff for trusting this big project to NDSCS. We were honored to help!

 

 

Read about the conclusion - the rhino's successful move in this crate - from Kathy Diekman's column in the Wahpeton Daily News from May 18, 2024!

 

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NDSCS hosts the Annual American Welding Society Behind The Mask Competition

04-25-2023
North Dakota State College of Science (NDSCS) partnered with the American Welding Society (AWS) to host the annual Behind The Mask competition for high school and college students.

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American Welding Society certifies NDSCS as an Accredited Test Facility

12-13-2019
The American Welding Society (AWS) has certified the North Dakota State College of Science as an Accredited Test Facility. This enables designated NDSCS Welding Technology faculty to test and certify qualified welders to the nationally recognized AWS standards.

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NDSCS Students Excel at North Dakota SkillsUSA Contest

05-09-2019
Students from NDSCS received a number of awards at the North Dakota SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conference.

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NDSCS students earn awards at National SkillsUSA Championships

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09-07-2018

Three students from the North Dakota State College of Science earned medals at the national SkillsUSA Championships this summer.

  • Tanner Klein, a Powersports Technology student from Bismarck, N.D., earned a gold medal in the Power Equipment Technology category. This contest tested student skills in all areas of this technology, including two- and four-cycle engines and the related theories that go along with them, drive trains, hydraulics, wiring schematics and customer service.
  • Chandler Rheault, a Welding Technology student from Fargo, N.D., secured a silver medal in the Welding Sculpture category. Welding Sculpture contestants demonstrate their ability to develop a design and produce a welding sculpture of that design, as well as deliver a presentation regarding all aspects of the design creation.
  • John Heidt, a Precision Machining Technology student from Dickinson, N.D., received a bronze medal in the CNC Turning Specialist category. In this contest, contestants are assessed on their ability to write Computer Numeric Control (CNC) turning and milling programs, interpret prints, and measure/gage parts.

The SkillsUSA Championships took place as part of the SkillsUSA 54th annual National Leadership and Skills Conference (NLSC), a showcase of career and technical education students. During the week, more than 6,300 career and technical education students competed hands-on in 102 different trade, technical and leadership fields.

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NDSCS Students Excel at North Dakota SkillsUSA Contest

04-17-2018
Students from the North Dakota State College of Science received a number of awards at the North Dakota SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conference.

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NDSCS Students Excel at North Dakota SkillsUSA Contest

06-01-2017
Students from the North Dakota State College of Science received a number of awards at the North Dakota SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conference.

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