Iowa Valley Community College District offers manufacturing-welding training at both Marshalltown Community College and Ellsworth Community College. Current official offerings include a Manufacturing Welding Practitioner diploma, Manufacturing Welding and Manufacturing Welding - Construction certificates, plus noncredit Basic Welding Training. Students receive hands-on instruction in equipped welding facilities, with fall and spring starts available for the credit programs. Official curriculum material documents MIG, TIG, Stick, and Flux-Core work, welding safety, blueprint and symbol interpretation, cutting processes, inspection, and shop practice; the noncredit course is intended for beginners and emphasizes job-ready skills for manufacturing, fabrication, agricultural equipment, and construction work.