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Industrial Arts Institute

School type: Private Trade School

Industrial Arts Institute is a state-licensed nonprofit welding school in Onaway, Michigan. Its 19-week Comprehensive Industrial Welding program provides 760 hours of employer-model training, with 80% of instruction in the welding lab. Additional offerings include basic and ornamental workshops, a two-year high-school welding and fabrication pathway and process-specific employer training. Official curricula document Stick, MIG, TIG and flux-cored welding, fabrication, automation, pipe work, plasma cutting and AWS qualification opportunities.

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Comprehensive Industrial Welding

  • Credential: Certificate of Achievement
  • Program cost: $15,000
  • Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Flux-Core, Pipe, Structural, Fabrication, Performance
  • GI Bill: Eligible
  • Program Length: 19 weeks
  • AWS Prep: Available

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

Schedule: Full-time Monday-Friday; cohorts begin in January and August

A 760-clock-hour, 19-week accelerated career program with 80% of training in the welding lab. Curriculum… Read full description for Comprehensive Industrial Welding

A 760-clock-hour, 19-week accelerated career program with 80% of training in the welding lab. Curriculum includes Stick, MIG, TIG and flux-cored welding, fabrication projects, automated and CNC plasma cutting, blueprint reading, welder math and an introduction to advanced pipe welding. Students attempt AWS-code welder performance qualifications across multiple processes and materials.

Confirmed at

Onaway Campus — Onaway, MI
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Basic Welding

  • Credential: Course Completion
  • Program cost: $775
  • Processes: MIG, Stick
  • Program Length: 4 days
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

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

Schedule: Four-day daytime intensive; most recently published June 8-11, 2026, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

A short hands-on course covering welding safety, standard shop equipment and hand tools, machine setup and consumables, with introductory MIG and… Read full description for Basic Welding

A short hands-on course covering welding safety, standard shop equipment and hand tools, machine setup and consumables, with introductory MIG and Stick welding practice.

Confirmed at

Onaway Campus — Onaway, MI
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Ornamental Welding

  • Credential: Course Completion
  • Program cost: $675
  • Processes: MIG, Fabrication
  • Program Length: 3 days
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

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

Schedule: Three-day daytime workshop; most recently published June 8-10, 2026, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

A three-day project course for students with limited welding experience. Training emphasizes plasma cutting, MIG welding, forming and fabrication of… Read full description for Ornamental Welding

A three-day project course for students with limited welding experience. Training emphasizes plasma cutting, MIG welding, forming and fabrication of steel and recycled metals, ending with a small metal-art project.

Confirmed at

Onaway Campus — Onaway, MI
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High School Welding & Fabrication

  • Credential: Secondary Work-Based / Dual Enrollment
  • Program cost: Not listed
  • Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Flux-Core, Fabrication, Performance
  • Program Length: 2 years
  • AWS Prep: Available

Schedule: One day per week during the academic year; Level I Mondays and Level II Wednesdays, 7:45 a.m.-2 p.m. for 2026-27

A two-year work-based and dual-enrollment pathway. Level I covers safety, cutting, Stick, MIG and flux-cored welding, blueprints, automation and… Read full description for High School Welding & Fabrication

A two-year work-based and dual-enrollment pathway. Level I covers safety, cutting, Stick, MIG and flux-cored welding, blueprints, automation and fabrication; Level II adds TIG, advanced groove welding, mechanized plasma cutting, advanced automation and AWS welder-qualification testing.

Confirmed at

Onaway Campus — Onaway, MI
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Corporate Shielded Metal Arc Welding Training

  • Credential: Corporate Training Completion
  • Program cost: $2,275
  • Processes: Stick
  • Program Length: 30 hours
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

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

Schedule: Scheduled with employer; 30 training hours

A 30-hour employer-group course covering Stick welding with 7018 and 6010 electrodes, all-position fillet welds, welding theory, basic metallurgy,… Read full description for Corporate Shielded Metal Arc Welding Training

A 30-hour employer-group course covering Stick welding with 7018 and 6010 electrodes, all-position fillet welds, welding theory, basic metallurgy, machine setup, maintenance and troubleshooting.

Confirmed at

Onaway Campus — Onaway, MI
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Corporate Gas Metal Arc and Flux-Cored Arc Welding Training

  • Credential: Corporate Training Completion
  • Program cost: $2,275
  • Processes: MIG, Flux-Core
  • Program Length: 30 hours
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

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

Schedule: Scheduled with employer; 30 training hours

A 30-hour employer-group course covering MIG and flux-cored welding on carbon steel, including short-circuit, pulse and spray transfer and hands-on… Read full description for Corporate Gas Metal Arc and Flux-Cored Arc Welding Training

A 30-hour employer-group course covering MIG and flux-cored welding on carbon steel, including short-circuit, pulse and spray transfer and hands-on fillet and groove welds in multiple positions.

Confirmed at

Onaway Campus — Onaway, MI
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