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Welding & Fabrication Engineering Technology
- research
- inspection
- teaching
Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.)
Metal Fabrication Technology
- sheet metal worker
- machinist
- welder
Welding Technology
- welding technicians
- welding supervisor
- welding inspector
Welding
- construction welding
- shipbuilding
- industrial and production welding
Related Majors
- Programs in Construction Management are offered by the School of Construction & Design Technologies
Related Minor
- A baccalaureate (Bachelor of Science [B.S.]) student may earn up to two minors
- A student may not enroll in a minor within the same discipline as the declared major
Learn the fundamentals of welding and joining operations, quality assurance, welding design, robotic welding, CNC plasma cutting, non-destructive testing, and more.
Small classes enable our experienced faculty to give each student the personal attention necessary to optimize his or her learning experience.
"I am most impressed with Penn College's small class sizes. I am never herded into an auditorium with three hundred other students."
Westley Smith, 2009, Welding & Fabrication Engineering Technology
$40,240
The median annual wage for welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in May 2017. (source)
Videos
Watch Diversity In Manufacturing: Penn College's All-Female Welding Team video Watch Welding Lab (360° Video) video Watch Penn College Adds Metal Fabrication Degree video Watch Welding Technology with Mike video Watch My Last Words: Ryan Good video Watch Welding Engineer Westley Smith video Watch Penn College Manufacturing Students Fill Skills Gap video Watch Welding Students Bring "Student Bodies" to Life video Watch Welding Students Give Little League "Batter" His Swing Back video
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Other Welding & Metal Fabrication Information
Printable Information
- Industrial, Computing & Engineering Technologies information sheet
- Welding Program Review Executive Summary
Certification Testing
Penn College offers American Welding Society (AWS) certification testing.
Welding Expansion Project
Pennsylvania College of Technology’s welding program is expanding as a result of a multi-million dollar federal grant from the Economic Development Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce.