Hello maverick, your reference to "white iron" threw me, haven't heard those metals referenced that way. As far as Columbia Basin College goes, they have always been real involved with pipe welding and have done a tremendous amount of training for the folks who have worked at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. They teach carbon, stainless, titanium and probably just about any other type of piping that you could run into. They also have many different automated welding systems, both GTAW and FCAW. You should probably get on the Web and check out their site for more and better information than I'm able to give you. They are also in the process of building a new facility, their old one was nothing to turn your nose up at and the new one will be first rate, I'm sure. I don't believe that they have strong ties to the aerospace industry but I don't really know that. The school is located in Pasco, WA. which is about a couple hundred miles from the Boeing plants to the west so it's possible they could have cultivated ties there. They also have good relationships with the pipefitters union and it's almost guaranteed if you go through their program sucessfully you'll get a spot. Hope this was a little bit better information than my other posts. Good luck and regards, aevald