City College at Montana State University Billings

School type: Public Technical School

City College at Montana State University Billings offers a fall-start Welding and Metal Fabrication pathway with a 40-credit Certificate of Applied Science exit after two semesters and a 67-credit Associate of Applied Science completed over four semesters. Training combines welding theory with extensive individual-booth lab work in Stick, MIG, Flux-Core and TIG welding, pipe layout and welding, fabrication, metallurgy, blueprint reading, CNC plasma/CAD work, and weld testing. The associate curriculum includes plate and pipe test practice under AWS D1.1, API 1104 and ASME Section IX.

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Welding and Metal Fabrication Technology, CAS

Credential: Certificate of Applied Science
Program cost: Not listed
Processes: MIG, Stick, Flux-Core, Structural, Fabrication
Program Length: 40 credit hours
AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Fall start; two-semester sequence

The 40-credit, fall-start Certificate of Applied Science can be completed in two semesters. Students study safety, blueprint reading and welding… Read full description

The 40-credit, fall-start Certificate of Applied Science can be completed in two semesters. Students study safety, blueprint reading and welding symbols, technical mathematics, Stick welding, MIG and Flux-Core welding, metal fabrication, CNC plasma/CAD-supported fabrication, and communication. Lab work emphasizes welding ferrous metals in multiple positions and producing finished projects.

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City College Campus — Billings, MT

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Welding and Metal Fabrication Technology, AAS

Credential: Associate of Applied Science
Program cost: Not listed
Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Flux-Core, Pipe, Structural, Fabrication
Program Length: 67 credit hours
AWS Prep: Available

Schedule: Fall start; four-semester sequence

The 67-credit, four-semester Welding and Metal Fabrication Technology A.A.S. builds on the first-year CAS curriculum with applied metallurgy, pipe… Read full description

The 67-credit, four-semester Welding and Metal Fabrication Technology A.A.S. builds on the first-year CAS curriculum with applied metallurgy, pipe layout and welding, TIG, specialty welding of ferrous and non-ferrous metals, metals production, and weld testing. Students practice plate and pipe qualification tests under AWS D1.1, API 1104 and ASME Section IX while developing fabrication, blueprint and safety skills.

Confirmed at

City College Campus — Billings, MT

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