Look around you. Metal is everywhere! Your car. Your tools. Your pipes. Your sports medals. The list goes on and on. Why? Our world’s infrastructure depends on metals, which means welders are in high demand. With training in our Welding Technology program, you could be one of them.
Welding at a Glance
4 months-2 years to complete1
$1,188-$8,736 tuition2
- Eastfield
- Mountain View
- North Lake3
2 years to complete1
$5,940 tuition2
- Eastfield
- Mountain View
- North Lake3
What Can I Study?
I Want to Go to Work
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Workforce Certificates
- CEU Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) Certificate $7,680 8 months
- CEU Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) Certificate $7,680 8 months
- CEU Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) Certificate $7,680 8 months
- CEU Welding Certificate $8,736 8 months
- Fabrication Welding Fundamentals $4,320 4 months
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Credit Certificates
- Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) Certificate $1,584 8 months
- Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) Occupational Skills Award $1,188 4 months
- Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) Certificate $1,584 8 months
- Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) Occupational Skills Award $1,188 4 months
- Multiple Processes Welding Occupational Skills Award $1,188 4 months
- Rising Welder Certificate $1,782 4 months
- Rising Welder Occupational Skills Award $1,089 4 months
- Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) Certificate $1,584 8 months
- Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) Occupational Skills Award $1,188 4 months
- Structural Welding Certificate $3,267 2 years
- Structural Welding Occupational Skills Award $1,386 4 months
- Weld Fabrication Occupational Skills Award $1,188 4 months
- Welding Applications Certificate $3,267 8 months
Can I Get a Job?
Dallas College offers a variety of certificates and degrees to help you gain the skills you need to start working right away.
- These credentials are often considered Career and Technical Education (CTE).
- These credentials are established with the assistance and cooperation of representatives from local business, to meet local and regional employment needs.
- Higher level certificates and degrees will typically lead to a higher salary in the workforce.
- Workforce (CE) Certificates can often be completed faster than traditional credit certificates but typically do not offer college credit.
- Level 1, Level 2, Enhanced Skills certificates and others, offer college credit and are often stackable to help you build skills as you work towards an Associate Degree.
- Workforce credentials may give you college credit at Dallas College, but they may not transfer to other colleges or universities.
If you're unsure if this is the right path for you, you can talk to a Pathway Specialist for advice.
Pathway Specialist
- 972-669-6400
- PathwaySpecialist@DallasCollege.edu
What Can I Earn? Will There Be Plenty of Jobs?
Master a variety of welding processes and techniques, and your skills will be in demand in many industries. Check out a few of the incredible career opportunities you’ll be ready for. Your future starts here!
Structural Iron and Steel Workers
$24/hr
Median Salary
320
Job Openings
+8%
Projected Outlook
Top Skills:
- Coordination
- Operation and Control
- Operations Monitoring
- Critical Thinking
- Active Listening
- Quality Control Analysis
- Active Learning
- Monitoring
- Time Management
- Complex Problem Solving
Welders
$23/hr
Median Salary
1532
Job Openings
+9%
Projected Outlook
Top Skills:
- Quality Control Analysis
- Monitoring
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Critical Thinking
- Operations Monitoring
- Time Management
- Operation and Control
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Complex Problem Solving
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Operators
$24/hr
Median Salary
65
Job Openings
+5%
Projected Outlook
Top Skills:
- Operations Monitoring
- Operation and Control
- Reading Comprehension
- Monitoring
- Critical Thinking
- Complex Problem Solving
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Coordination
All jobs data gathered for Dallas/Fort Worth. Source: Dallas College Labor Market Intelligence and Lightcast4.
“The instructors in the program are really great and take time to help me when I need it. I want to take every welding course I can to get the experience I’ll need for my future career: I plan to become an underwater welder and am looking at schools where I can transfer and get that specialty.” Read Mike Reinhardt's story.
School of Manufacturing and Industrial Technology
Please review current job openings and contact your advisor to review your options. All data gathered for Dallas/Fort Worth.
Source: Dallas College Labor Market Intelligence
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1Length of time is based on catalog degree plans. Prerequisites may be required, which are not included in this estimate. For most programs, full-time student status is assumed, a minimum of 12 credit hours per semester.
2Cost is based on tuition rates for program hours for Dallas County residents. The price of most required learning materials (books, software, supplies, etc.) is included with the price of tuition. Visit our Paying for College site to learn more about cost, financial aid, scholarships and more.
3Each location offers a unique combination of certificate and degree options. Not all degree and certificate offerings are available for admission/start at all campuses every semester.
4A portion of Lightcast’s data comes from O*NET Online by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. Lightcast has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.