Grand Rapids Community College — Leslie E. Tassell MTEC

School type: Community College

2 programs are confirmed at Leslie E. Tassell MTEC. View campus program details.

About Grand Rapids Community College (school-wide)

Grand Rapids Community College offers a stackable Welding Skills Certificate, one-year Welding Certificate, and Welding Technology A.A.A.S., plus a 20-week Welding/Fabrication Technician job-training program and a grant-supported Metallica Scholars Welding Bootcamp. Academic welding covers oxyfuel, Stick, MIG, TIG, robotic automation, fabrication, and advanced pipe welding. Workforce training emphasizes hands-on production welding, MIG and TIG, metallurgy, blueprint reading, shop mathematics, equipment maintenance, and welding quality standards. Welding instruction is supported by facilities in Grand Rapids and at the Lakeshore Campus in Holland.

Programs Confirmed at This Campus

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Descriptions, credentials, costs, and schedules are school-level program listings. Confirm current campus schedules, costs, and included fees with the school. Duration is shown in its listed units; credits and training hours are not calendar completion times.

Welding/Fabrication Technician, Certificate of Completion

Credential: Certificate of Completion
Program cost: Not listed
Processes: MIG, TIG, Fabrication
GI Bill: Eligible
Program Length: 20 weeks
AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Monday-Thursday, 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m.; 612 clock hours over approximately 20 weeks.

This intensive job-training program prepares students for entry-level production welding, fabrication, and… Read full description

This intensive job-training program prepares students for entry-level production welding, fabrication, and skilled-trades work. Training covers MIG and TIG on materials including aluminum and stainless steel, cutting and brazing, metallurgy, welding equipment maintenance, blueprint reading, shop mathematics, measurement tools, welding terminology, and American Welding Society quality standards.

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Leslie E. Tassell MTEC — Grand Rapids, MI

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Metallica Scholars Welding Bootcamp

Credential: Short-Term Workforce Training
Program cost: $50
Processes: Not listed
Program Length: 14 weeks
AWS Prep: Not listed

Price basis, residency, included fees, source and verification date are not recorded.

Schedule: Current 2026 cohort is a 14-week program; contact the program for cohort meeting times.

This intensive, hands-on 14-week welding bootcamp is designed for nontraditional students with no prior welding experience. Small classes develop… Read full description

This intensive, hands-on 14-week welding bootcamp is designed for nontraditional students with no prior welding experience. Small classes develop essential entry-level welding skills and provide individualized instruction and career preparation for apprenticeships and employment in West Michigan.

Confirmed at

Leslie E. Tassell MTEC — Grand Rapids, MI

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