WELDING SPECIALIST PROGRAM

Start your path towards a new career and finish in as little as 7 months

Welding Programs

Get started with your career as a Welder and enroll at McAllen Careers Institute today!

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Hands-on from Day One

Everything you do prepares you for your future career. If you can’t apply it, we don’t teach it.

Clear Pathway

The course plan and curriculum is designed to help you hit the field as fast as possible while giving you guidance at each step for the skills you need to build a career.

More Reps, More Confidence

Build more skills in a specialist program than a simple 8 week less crash course

HEAR FROM OUR STUDENTS

Who IS The Welding Specialist Program For?

Individuals new to or inexperienced with welding and want a thorough, shop- heavy start
Those who are looking to build the skills needed to get a leg up in the career marketplace
Habitual tinkerers ready to formalize their skills with instructor feedback

What WILL You Study?

We start from scratch, including on how to read blueprints. The program gives you the opportunity to practice core welding techniques used on real jobsites such as :

Stick (or Shielded Metal Arc)
Flux Core Arc
TIG or Gas Tungsten
Oxy-fuel cutting & basic fabrication

We also want you to hit the field as fast as possible. The program is scheduled to take less than a year and can be completed in as little as 7 months!

Testimonials

Christopher Whitlock

- Welding Student

“Great Instructor. Great staff!”

Eduardo Lopez

- Welding Student

“Amazing Instructors. Great hands on experience! Would highly recommend.”

Nikolai Albrecht

- Welding Student

“Knowledgeable instructors, Professional staff.”

FAQs

Find Answers to Your Questions

How long is the program?

Students can finish in as little as 7 months, but the program requires 900 course hours. Once the student has demonstrated competence and completed 900 (including 736 lab and 164 lecture hours), the program is complete.

Do I need experience or prior education?

No prior welding experience is required! We start with the basics, including shop safety.

I don’t understand how to read blueprints. Can I still be a welder?

While reading blueprints is important, we help you learn from scratch. If there’s something you don’t understand, we’ll just try again until you have it down.

Are welding jobs in demand?

Welders help in several industries. Here is a small snapshot of the kinds of work welders do everyday.

Construction & Structural steel

• Beams/columns

• Trusses

• Stairs

• Handrails

• And bridge components

Industrial plants

• Platforms

• Hoppers

• Chutes

• Conveyors

• And tanks

Automotive & Motorsports

• Roll cages

• Chassis work

• Exhaust

And radiator piping