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Clover Park Technical College

School type: Public Technical School

Clover Park Technical College offers a five-quarter Welding Technology degree and seven two-quarter welding certificates at its Lakewood campus. Students can pursue broad training or specialize in basic welding, Stick, TIG, pipe, wire-feed, or layout and fabrication work. The competency-based curriculum combines classroom instruction with extensive shop training in welding theory, thermal cutting and gouging, machinery, print reading, metallurgy, testing, MIG, TIG, Stick, Flux-Core, plate and pipe positions, fabrication, and certification test preparation. Daytime, afternoon, evening and weekend options are documented, with program starts throughout the year.

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Welding Technology Degree (AAT or AAS-T)

Credential: AAT/AAS-T
Program cost: Not listed
Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Flux-Core, Pipe, Structural, Fabrication, Performance
Program Length: 5 quarters
AWS Prep: Available

Schedule: Daytime, afternoon, evening and weekend options; starts summer, fall, winter and spring or by instructor permission

The five-quarter Welding Technology degree develops broad employment skills for manufacturing, industrial maintenance and construction. The current… Read full description

The five-quarter Welding Technology degree develops broad employment skills for manufacturing, industrial maintenance and construction. The current curriculum includes welding theory, thermal cutting and gouging, machinery, materials and testing, print reading, metallurgy, Stick, MIG, Flux-Core and TIG welding, plate and pipe work, fabrication, and hands-on test preparation. Current course descriptions explicitly include WABO/AWS plate and pipe certification preparation and real-world test conditions.

Confirmed at

Lakewood Campus — Lakewood, WA

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Lakewood Campus — availability source

Basic Welding Certificate

Credential: Certificate
Program cost: Not listed
Processes: MIG, Stick
Program Length: 2 quarters
AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Daytime, afternoon or evening; starts summer, fall, winter and spring or by instructor permission

This entry-level certificate combines welding theory, thermal cutting and gouging, industrial machinery, Stick welding, MIG welding and… Read full description

This entry-level certificate combines welding theory, thermal cutting and gouging, industrial machinery, Stick welding, MIG welding and college-success coursework. The competency-based curriculum blends classroom instruction with hands-on training and requires qualifying mathematics placement or MAT 092.

Confirmed at

Lakewood Campus — Lakewood, WA

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Lakewood Campus — availability source

Shielded Metal Arc Welding Certificate

Credential: Certificate
Program cost: Not listed
Processes: Stick
Program Length: 2 quarters
AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Daytime, afternoon or evening; starts summer, fall, winter and spring or by instructor permission

This process-specific certificate prepares students for work requiring Shielded Metal Arc Welding. Its 29-credit sequence combines welding theory,… Read full description

This process-specific certificate prepares students for work requiring Shielded Metal Arc Welding. Its 29-credit sequence combines welding theory, thermal cutting and gouging, industrial machinery, two levels of Stick welding and college-success coursework through classroom and extensive hands-on training.

Confirmed at

Lakewood Campus — Lakewood, WA

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Lakewood Campus — availability source

Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Certificate

Credential: Certificate
Program cost: Not listed
Processes: TIG
Program Length: 2 quarters
AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Daytime, afternoon or evening; starts summer, fall, winter and spring or by instructor permission

This 36-credit certificate specializes in Gas Tungsten Arc Welding. Students complete welding theory, thermal cutting and gouging, industrial… Read full description

This 36-credit certificate specializes in Gas Tungsten Arc Welding. Students complete welding theory, thermal cutting and gouging, industrial machinery, introductory and advanced TIG courses, and college-success coursework through competency-based classroom and shop training.

Confirmed at

Lakewood Campus — Lakewood, WA

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Lakewood Campus — availability source

Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) Pipe Certificate

Credential: Certificate
Program cost: Not listed
Processes: TIG, Pipe, Performance
Program Length: 2 quarters
AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Daytime, afternoon or evening; starts summer, fall, winter and spring or by instructor permission

This 36-credit certificate specializes in TIG pipe welding. The sequence includes welding theory, thermal cutting and gouging, industrial machinery,… Read full description

This 36-credit certificate specializes in TIG pipe welding. The sequence includes welding theory, thermal cutting and gouging, industrial machinery, introductory and advanced TIG, and GTAW pipe welding in 2G and 6G pipe and multiple plate positions, plus college-success coursework.

Confirmed at

Lakewood Campus — Lakewood, WA

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Lakewood Campus — availability source

Shielded Metal Arc Welding Pipe Certificate

Credential: Certificate
Program cost: Not listed
Processes: Stick, Pipe, Performance
Program Length: 2 quarters
AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Daytime, afternoon or evening; starts summer, fall, winter and spring or by instructor permission

This 36-credit certificate specializes in Stick pipe welding. It combines welding theory, thermal cutting and gouging, industrial machinery, two… Read full description

This 36-credit certificate specializes in Stick pipe welding. It combines welding theory, thermal cutting and gouging, industrial machinery, two levels of Shielded Metal Arc Welding, SMAW pipe welding and college-success coursework through classroom and extensive hands-on training.

Confirmed at

Lakewood Campus — Lakewood, WA

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Lakewood Campus — availability source

Wire Feed Welding Certificate

Credential: Certificate
Program cost: Not listed
Processes: MIG, Flux-Core
Program Length: 2 quarters
AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Daytime, afternoon or evening; starts summer, fall, winter and spring or by instructor permission

This 29-credit certificate prepares students for wire-feed welding work through welding theory, thermal cutting and gouging, industrial machinery, Gas… Read full description

This 29-credit certificate prepares students for wire-feed welding work through welding theory, thermal cutting and gouging, industrial machinery, Gas Metal Arc Welding and Flux-Cored Arc Welding, plus college-success coursework. Instruction combines classroom study and extensive shop training.

Confirmed at

Lakewood Campus — Lakewood, WA

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Lakewood Campus — availability source

Layout & Fabrication Welding Certificate

Credential: Certificate
Program cost: Not listed
Processes: TIG, Pipe, Fabrication, Performance
Program Length: 2 quarters
AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Daytime, afternoon or evening; starts summer, fall, winter and spring or by instructor permission

This 29-credit certificate prepares students for print reading, layout, fit-up and fabrication work. The sequence combines thermal cutting and… Read full description

This 29-credit certificate prepares students for print reading, layout, fit-up and fabrication work. The sequence combines thermal cutting and gouging, industrial machinery, print reading, GTAW pipe welding, advanced concept design and fabrication, and college-success coursework with extensive hands-on practice.

Confirmed at

Lakewood Campus — Lakewood, WA

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Lakewood Campus — availability source

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