Advanced Career Institute

Advanced Career Institute is a private career school with training locations in California and Nevada. Its 760-clock-hour Advanced Welding Technology certificate combines classroom instruction with hands-on shop training. The curriculum covers safety, blueprint reading, metallurgy, layout, oxy-acetylene cutting and brazing, Stick, MIG, Flux-Core, TIG, and carbon-steel pipe welding. Students may attempt AWS welder performance qualification tests and other industry assessments. Current official campus pages identify welding offerings in Fresno, Visalia, and Bakersfield.

Programs Offered

Advanced Welding Technology

Credential: Certificate of Completion
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Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Flux-Core, Pipe, Fabrication, Performance
GI Bill: Eligible
Program Length: 38 weeks
AWS Prep: Available

Schedule: Morning 6:00-10:00 AM; daytime 10:30 AM-2:30 PM; evening 2:30-6:30 PM; night 7:00-11:00 PM

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This entry-level 760-clock-hour certificate combines classroom instruction with hands-on welding practice for students with little or no prior experience. Training covers shop and site safety, construction math, blueprint reading and welding symbols, metallurgy, layout, hand and power tools, oxy-acetylene cutting and brazing, Stick welding on mild steel, MIG and Flux-Core welding on carbon steel, TIG welding on aluminum and stainless plate and pipe, and carbon-steel pipe welding in 1G, 2G, 5G, and 6G positions. Graduates receive an ACI Certificate of Completion and may attempt two AWS welder performance qualification tests.

Offered at

Fresno Campus — Fresno, CA Visalia Campus — Visalia, CA Bakersfield Campus — Bakersfield, CA Fresno Welding Lab — Fresno, CA

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