The certification is usually handled by the company you are working with but you may find a Voc-Tech school with night classes. I know the boilermakers are doing alot of work in that area. Another option is an "AWS Test Facility". Someone at AWS probably knows if any are in the area.
Maybe the boilermakers have a training program.
If you are talking about QC type training my best advice is READ, Listen and Learn.
I hope you find something.
Gerald Austin
Jay, the two best places in your area that I am familiar with are the Hobart Institute in Troy, Ohio (Dayton area), and the Lincoln Electric welding school in Cleveland, Ohio. Also try Ohio State, they have an exceptional welding engineering program and can certainly point you in the right direction.
Respectfully,
Mike Sherman