Bellingham Technical College Welding Rodeo BTC’s 14th annual Welding Rodeo will be held Friday and Saturday, May 15 and 16. The rodeo is a team competition that challenges welders to create sculptures out of scrap metal. This year’s theme is Fire and Ice. The event culminates in an auction of the sculptures, with proceeds going toward scholarships for welding students. The event also includes a welding skills challenge with three levels of competition for high school students, college students, and professionals. The event is open to the public. 3028 Lindbergh Ave. Bellingham, WA 98225 danderson@btc.ctc.edu rjones@btc.ctc.edu www.weldingrodeo.com SCHOOL PROFILES APRIL 2015 Baker College® Skilled welders are in demand. With the right training, employment opportunities can open up for welders anywhere in the world. Baker College offers certificate and associate degree programs that will prepare you with the skills needed for certification from the American Welding Society. You’ll receive hands-on training and realworld experience from instructors who are industry professionals. Prepare Yourself® for a solid career in welding at Baker. Text the word BAKER to 74700 or visit us at baker.edu to get started today. Baker Campus Contact Info Baker College of Cadillac (231) 876-3119 Baker College of Cass City (989) 872-6000 Baker College of Flint (810) 766-4000 Baer College of Owosso (989) 729-3600 Bellingham Technical College Welding Technology Program Founded 1956 Bellingham Technical College’s welding program is an AWS-accredited testing facility that offers students an Associate of Applied Science or the opportunity to transfer directly to a four-year school. BTC welding graduates have high job placement rates, as we serve a thriving community of refineries, pipelines, ship-builders, fabrication shops, contractors and more. Our award-winning program is housed in an 80,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility, where students can learn structural steel welding and fabrication, or pipe welding. 3028 Lindbergh Ave. Bellingham, WA 98225 (360) 752-8301 danderson@btc.ctc.edu rjones@btc.ctc.edu www.btc.ctc.edu WELDING JOURNAL 109 Austin Community College The Welding Technology Program at Austin Community College offers three Associate of Applied Science degrees and seven certificates. These areas of specialty encompass a broad array of subject matter, including structural and pipe welding with the SMAW process, as well as gas welding processes (GMAW, GTAW, and FCAW). Other topics include orbital tube welding; metallurgy; welding inspection; ultrasonic testing of materials; blacksmithing; and metal sculpture. Classes totaling over 530 enrolled seats are offered at two campuses. 1020 Grove Blvd Austin, TX 78741 (512) 223-6220 www.austincc.edu/welding Bill J. Priest Institute for Economic Development El Centro College At the Bill J. Priest campus we prepare students for sustainable careers in welding, machining, and industrial maintenance through relevant skills training that emphasizes versatility, adaptability, and standards of excellence. We offer the comprehensive resources of a large, urban community college coupled with the flexibility that you need. Our open-entry, openexit programming allows you to start when you want and choose the length and schedule of your training plan. Our curriculum is individually tailored so that advancement is based on demonstrated welding proficiency through increasing levels of competency at a pace that you determine. 1402 Corinth Street Dallas, TX 75215 Byron Zarrabi (214) 860-5880 BZarrabi@dcccd.edu www.elcentrocollege.edu/bjp/programs All-State Career School Lester, PA Are you interested in gaining the skills needed to enter the rewarding field of welding? If so, choose All-State Career School in Lester, Pa. Our welding instructors take pride in providing our students with essential education and training to create the well-rounded welding professional – one who is skillful with today’s welding processes. The welding curriculum at All-State Career School is structured to provide focus on the design, production, performance, and maintenance of welding materials. Learn how you can enroll at All-State today and train to be able to earn your certificate in welding. 501 Seminole Street Lester, PA 19029 (610) 521-1818 www.allstatecareer.edu
Welding Journal | April 2015
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