Northland Community & Technical College — Thief River Falls Campus

School type: Community College

4 programs are confirmed at Thief River Falls Campus. View campus program details.

About Northland Community & Technical College (school-wide)

Northland Community & Technical College provides hands-on welding education at East Grand Forks and Thief River Falls. The East Grand Forks Welding Technology diploma is a one-year, 32-credit face-to-face program covering SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, FCAW, pipe welding, fabrication and multiple thermal-cutting methods. Thief River Falls offers a 34-credit open-lab Welding Process Technology diploma plus separate 10-credit GMAW, GTAW and SMAW certificates. Official curriculum information documents carbon-arc, oxyacetylene, plasma, manual and CNC cutting along with work on plate, tube and pipe where applicable.

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Welding Process Technology Diploma

Credential: Diploma
Program cost: Not listed
Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Flux-Core, Pipe, Structural, Fabrication
Program Length: 34 credit hours
AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Open-lab flexible format with extended lab hours; students progress at their own pace

This 34-credit diploma at Thief River Falls uses an open-lab, flexible format in which students progress through competency-based welding tasks with… Read full description

This 34-credit diploma at Thief River Falls uses an open-lab, flexible format in which students progress through competency-based welding tasks with extended laboratory access. The curriculum includes SMAW, GMAW, GTAW and FCAW; oxyacetylene, plasma, carbon-arc, manual and CNC cutting; and fabrication work. The combined process curriculum also develops welding on plate, tube and pipe and includes structural repair outcomes.

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Thief River Falls Campus — Thief River Falls, MN

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Welding Process Technology GMAW

Credential: Certificate
Program cost: Not listed
Processes: MIG, Pipe
Program Length: 10 credit hours
AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Open-lab flexible format at Thief River Falls

This 10-credit certificate at Thief River Falls provides open-lab, flexible training in Gas Metal Arc Welding. Students work with carbon steel,… Read full description

This 10-credit certificate at Thief River Falls provides open-lab, flexible training in Gas Metal Arc Welding. Students work with carbon steel, aluminum and stainless steel in sheet, plate, tube and pipe forms and develop skills for entry-level GMAW production work.

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Thief River Falls Campus — Thief River Falls, MN

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Thief River Falls Campus — availability source

Welding Process Technology GTAW

Credential: Certificate
Program cost: Not listed
Processes: TIG
Program Length: 10 credit hours
AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Open-lab flexible format at Thief River Falls

This 10-credit certificate at Thief River Falls provides open-lab, flexible training in Gas Tungsten Arc Welding. Students practice on carbon steel,… Read full description

This 10-credit certificate at Thief River Falls provides open-lab, flexible training in Gas Tungsten Arc Welding. Students practice on carbon steel, aluminum and stainless steel in sheet, plate and tube forms for entry-level precision GTAW work.

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Thief River Falls Campus — Thief River Falls, MN

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Welding Process Technology SMAW

Credential: Certificate
Program cost: Not listed
Processes: Stick, Pipe
Program Length: 10 credit hours
AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Open-lab flexible format at Thief River Falls

This 10-credit certificate at Thief River Falls provides open-lab, flexible training in Shielded Metal Arc Welding. Students practice on carbon steel… Read full description

This 10-credit certificate at Thief River Falls provides open-lab, flexible training in Shielded Metal Arc Welding. Students practice on carbon steel sheet, plate and pipe and develop entry-level skills for SMAW production and field work.

Confirmed at

Thief River Falls Campus — Thief River Falls, MN

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Thief River Falls Campus — availability source

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