Welding
Please apply to be added to the program’s waitlist.
Welders are in demand in industries like construction, manufacturing, automotives, aerospace, and more. Ridgewater College trains students with skills and knowledge on various metals and components.
Students learn skills in:
- Blueprint reading and various layout methods
- MIG, TIG and stick welding
- Fabrication processes such as plasma and shears cutting, press brakes and rollers, and robotic welding
- High demand with waitlist
- 16 credit certificates
- 32, 60, & 64 credit diplomas
- 72 credit degree
- In person courses
- Start in fall
Program Delivery
- High demand program – seats are assigned based on the date you are officially admitted to the program
- Waitlist – students from the previous year’s waitlist receive priority, any remaining seats are offered to newly admitted students in acceptance-date order
- In person
- M–Th (8 am–4:30 pm)
- Willmar (All degree and award options available)
- Hutchinson (1-year diploma and certificate only)
- Fall start only
Program Cost*
Tuition/Fees
- AAS – $16,080
- Diploma – $7,147-$14,294
- Certificate – $3,573
Additional costs
- Tools/safety equipment: $700-$1,000
- Book costs vary
Program Highlights
- Certified American Welding Society Testing Facility
Careers & Jobs
- Welder
- Industrial Welder
- Pipe Welder
- Fabricator
