Forge your future – without interrupting your work week
Weekend Welders is a flexible part-time program that allows students to earn an associaate degree in Welding Technology by attending on-campus courses on Sundays only.
Earn 3 workforce-ready credentials in 1 program
After completing the Fall 2026 semester, students will have earned the Welding and Fabrication Principles Certificate and be ready to work in entry-level welding jobs.
After completing the full 11-semester, part-time program, students will have earned:
- Welding and Fabrication Principles Certificate
- Welding and Fabrication Advanced Applications Advanced Certificate
- Associate in Applied Science in Welding Technology
Weekend Welders begins Fall 2025!
Weekend Welding Program & Class Schedule
Welding lab classes take place on Sundays throughout the semester.
Fall 2025
- WAF 109: Welding Safety and OSHA Regulations
- WAF 125: Introduction to Welding Processes
Winter 2026
- WAF 126: Introduction to Welding Processes II
- WAF 106: Welding Print Reading
Summer 2026
- WAF 139: Basic Metal Fabrication
- Math Elective
Fall 2026
- WAF 131: Thermal Cutting, Gouging and Weld Repair
- WAF 140: Inspection and Testing
Winter 2027
- WAF 130: Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW)
- Writing Elective
Summer 2027
- WAF 232 Semi-Automatic Welding Processes
- NCT 120 Intro to 2D CAD CAM Programming & Applications
Fall 2027
- WAF 230 Advanced Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW)
- Social Science Elective
Winter 2028
- WAF 231: Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW)
- COM 101: Fundamentals of Speaking
Summer 2028
- WAF 150: Automated Welding and Cutting
- Arts/Humanities Elective
Fall 2028
- WAF 210 Welding Metallurgy
- WAF 233 Submerged Arc and Flux Core Arc Welding
Winter 2029
- WAF 239: Advanced Metal Fabrication
- Natural Science Elective