Pipe Welding Courses Near Commerce, Georgia
Welding is hard work and a tough industry. Welders often work long hours, put in overtime and the work can be demanding, according to the Vocational Schools' website. If you are willing to overcome these deterrents, you can advance to a supervisor position or start your own business. Meridian wages listed at $33,038 in 2008 for the pipe welder. The first step is to find a school and obtain a certificate.
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Lanier Technical College
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Lanier Technical College offers several welding certificates including the welding and joining technology diploma, gas metal and gas tungsten certificates, which also include pipe welding electives. Situated on 631 S. Elm Street in Commerce, Lanier's Jackson tuition for the program starts at $1,200 in 2011.
North Georgia Technical College
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North Georgia Technical College offers an advanced pipe welder's certificate. This certificate focuses more on pipe welding, but interested students must first get a more generalized welding and joining technology diploma to get the pipe welder's certificate. The welding and joining technology diploma is a one-year program that focuses on professional and technical knowledge needed to be a welder. Tuition for this diploma is about $3,375 in 2011. The Clarkesville campus is about 45 minutes from Commerce.
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Gwinnett Technical College
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Gwinnett Technical College offers several welding certificates including the flux-cored arc welder, gas metal and tungsten arc welder and overhead shielded metal arc welder. Each of these programs requires between 17 and 19 credit hours. The college is about 50 minutes from Commerce in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Tuition for this program in 2011 was approximately $900.
Dekalb Technical College
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Dekalb Technical College's Pipe Welder program requires 15 hours of coursework, including a gas tungsten arc welding class, a fabrication practices class and a course devoted to pipe welding. Upon completion of the program, the graduate receives a welding and joining technology certificate of credit from the college. Program costs in 2011 start at approximately $900. The drive from Commerce to the college's Clarkston campus is a little more than an hour in good traffic.
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