Minnesota North College

Minnesota North College offers a 12-credit welding certificate, a 33-credit entry-level diploma and a 65-credit advanced diploma. The curriculum combines welding theory with extensive lab practice in stick, MIG, TIG and flux-core processes, plus thermal cutting, flame joining, gouging, pipe and tube welding, stainless-steel applications and CNC cutting at the advanced level. The program is an AWS Accredited Test Facility and gives graduates an opportunity to test as AWS Certified Welders.

Programs Offered

Welding, Entry Level - Diploma

Credential: diploma
Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Flux-Core
GI Bill: Eligible
Program Length: 33 credits
AWS Prep: Available

Schedule: Two semesters; day and evening sections at Mesabi Range-Eveleth, with day classes also offered through The Forge in Grand Rapids

The 33-credit, two-semester entry diploma combines theory and hands-on lab practice. Required courses cover… Read full description

The 33-credit, two-semester entry diploma combines theory and hands-on lab practice. Required courses cover stick welding on multiple electrodes and alloyed metals, thermal cutting, flame joining, cutting and gouging, MIG, TIG and flux-core welding, plus metal preparation, blueprint reading, rigging, mathematics and workplace communication. Graduates may continue into the advanced diploma.

Offered at

Mesabi Range - Eveleth Campus — Eveleth, MN The Forge — Grand Rapids, MN

Welding, Advanced - Diploma

Credential: Diploma
Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Flux-Core, Pipe
Program Length: 65 credits
AWS Prep: Available

Schedule: Four semesters; day/evening sections available at Mesabi Range-Eveleth

The 65-credit, four-semester advanced diploma includes the full entry-level curriculum and two additional semesters of advanced work. Upper-level… Read full description

The 65-credit, four-semester advanced diploma includes the full entry-level curriculum and two additional semesters of advanced work. Upper-level courses cover structural and pipe stick welding, TIG on pipe and tube, advanced TIG, stainless-steel welding, advanced flux-core and MIG, CNC programming and cutting, template development and assigned welding projects.

Offered at

Mesabi Range - Eveleth Campus — Eveleth, MN

Welding Certificate

Credential: Certificate
Processes: MIG, Stick, Flux-Core
Program Length: 12 credits
AWS Prep: Available

Schedule: Two semesters; day classes at The Forge and day/evening welding options at Mesabi Range-Eveleth

The 12-credit certificate provides a compact introduction to welding and fabrication. The current plan requires introductory and basic stick welding,… Read full description

The 12-credit certificate provides a compact introduction to welding and fabrication. The current plan requires introductory and basic stick welding, low-hydrogen SMAW, thermal cutting, MIG I and II, flux-core welding and welding mathematics. Learning outcomes explicitly include building skills toward AWS certifications.

Offered at

Mesabi Range - Eveleth Campus — Eveleth, MN The Forge — Grand Rapids, MN

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