North American Trade Schools

North American Trade Schools is a private career school in Baltimore offering a Combination Welding diploma at its Wabash Avenue campus. The 864-hour program combines classroom preparation with extensive lab work in Stick, MIG, TIG and Flux-Core welding, oxyfuel and plasma cutting, aluminum welding, plate and pipe applications, structural work and fabrication. The school explicitly prepares students for AWS D1.1 and ASME Section IX testing and pays for each student's first AWS certification attempt. Day and evening schedules are available.

Programs Offered

Combination Welding

Credential: Diploma
Program cost: $16,325
Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Flux-Core, Pipe, Structural, Fabrication
GI Bill: Eligible
Program Length: 864 hours
AWS Prep: Available

Schedule: Day: Monday-Thursday 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. for 36 weeks; Evening: Monday-Thursday 6:00-11:00 p.m. for 44 weeks

The Combination Welding diploma provides 864 hours of classroom and hands-on lab training for entry-level… Read full description

The Combination Welding diploma provides 864 hours of classroom and hands-on lab training for entry-level welding work. Students progress through Stick and TIG welding, wire-feed concepts and applications, aluminum TIG welding, plasma cutting and pipe welding. Current official pages also document MIG, Flux-Core and oxyfuel cutting, plus actual pipe, structural and fabrication tasks. The program prepares students for AWS D1.1 and ASME Section IX qualification testing; NATS pays for the first AWS certification attempt, excluding pipe certifications.

Offered at

Baltimore Campus — Baltimore, MD

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