Ferris State University

School type: State College

Ferris State University offers a two-year Welding Technology Associate of Applied Science and a Welding Engineering Technology Bachelor of Science at its Big Rapids campus. The A.A.S. combines welding-process laboratories with welding graphics, metallurgy and material science, fabrication, mechanical and nondestructive testing, inspection, automation, electronics, and manufacturing coursework. The B.S. builds on an approved welding-focused associate degree with weldment design, advanced welding processes, resistance welding, automation and robotics, welding metallurgy, quality systems, an internship, and a senior engineering-management project. Both programs use specialized welding and fabrication laboratories in the Swan Technical Arts Building.

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Welding Technology, A.A.S.

Credential: Associate of Applied Science
Program cost: Not listed
Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Flux-Core, Fabrication
GI Bill: Eligible
Program Length: 64-65 credits
AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Two years full-time; Big Rapids campus, with some online or mixed-delivery coursework

A 64-65 credit, two-year Associate of Applied Science emphasizing hands-on welding laboratories. The sequence… Read full description

A 64-65 credit, two-year Associate of Applied Science emphasizing hands-on welding laboratories. The sequence includes two levels of welding processes and labs, welding graphics, material science, welding fabrication, quality testing, introductory welding automation, electrical fundamentals, manufacturing processes, mathematics, physics, and general education. Students gain experience with metallurgy, mechanical testing, inspection, weldment fabrication, and process equipment, and the degree prepares qualified graduates to enter Ferris's Welding Engineering Technology B.S.

Confirmed at

Big Rapids Campus — Big Rapids, MI

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Big Rapids Campus — availability source

Welding Engineering Technology, B.S.

Credential: Bachelor of Science
Program cost: Not listed
Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Flux-Core, Structural, Fabrication, Performance
Program Length: 129 credits
AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Four-year degree pathway; upper-division entry requires an approved welding A.A.S.; Big Rapids campus

An ABET-accredited 129-credit Bachelor of Science for students who have completed an approved welding-focused associate degree. The upper-level major… Read full description

An ABET-accredited 129-credit Bachelor of Science for students who have completed an approved welding-focused associate degree. The upper-level major covers quality testing, two levels of welding automation and robotics, weldment design, advanced resistance welding, advanced welding processes, computer-aided weldment design, welding metallurgy, controls, fluid power, statistical quality control, an industry internship, and a project-engineering and management capstone. The program prepares graduates to select, design, qualify, automate, and improve welding and joining systems in manufacturing and fabrication environments.

Confirmed at

Big Rapids Campus — Big Rapids, MI

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Big Rapids Campus — availability source

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