Advanced Career Institute

School type: Private Trade School

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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.

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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.

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

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