College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences
Department of Technology, Design and Technical Education
Federal Gainful Employment Information
USU Eastern’s welding technology program offers unique opportunities for students interested in the field of welding to receive excellent instruction in hands-on welding skills, welding theory and scientific concepts, and to explore additional careers in the field of welding including inspection, engineering, and project management. In-depth instruction is provided in all common arc welding and cutting processes, such as: Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), Flux-cored Arc Welding (FCAW), Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW), Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Oxy-fuel Cutting (OFC), and Plasma Arc Cutting (PAC). Additional welding processes are explored and introduced including Submerged-Arc Welding (SAW), Resistance Spot Welding (RSW), Stud Welding (SW), Brazing, Soldering, and Carbon Arc Cutting (CAC-A). Print reading, weld inspection, welding metallurgy, and structural fabrication courses are also offered.
Successful students may work as welders locally or nationally, manage welding/fabrication shops, start their own welding businesses, explore careers in weld inspection, or seek baccalaureate and/or graduate degrees after graduation with welding as a program area of study.
The program offers a Certificate of Completion (Technical Certificate) , and an Associate of Applied Science - additionally, many students choose to complete an Associate of Science (in addition to a Welding AAS) in order to more seamlessly transfer to baccalaureate and graduate programs.
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