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Northwest Iowa Community College

Northwest Iowa Community College offers a 12-credit Production Welding certificate, a 13-credit Welding Exploration certificate, a 41-credit Production Welding diploma, and a two-year Advanced Welding Technology associate degree. The diploma combines extensive shop work in Stick, MIG and TIG welding, pipe welding, oxyfuel welding and cutting, fabrication and metallurgy. Students use equipment that includes a robotic welder and may train for structural-pipe qualification testing under AWS, ASME and API codes. The advanced degree combines the welding diploma with engineering-design study and adds CNC plasma programming and robotic manufacturing work.

Programs Offered

Production Welding Certificate

A 12-credit, one-semester certificate for students seeking focused training in one welding process. Required

  • Program cost: $4,288–$4,408
  • Processes: To be announced
  • GI Bill: Eligible
  • Program Length: 12 credit hours
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Offered at

Sheldon CampusSheldon, IA

Production Welding

A 41-credit diploma completed over two semesters and one summer. Shop-intensive coursework covers oxyfuel welding and cutting, Stick, MIG and TIG

  • Program cost: $12,188–$12,598
  • Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Pipe, Structural, Fabrication
  • Program Length: 41 credit hours
  • AWS Prep: Available

Offered at

Sheldon CampusSheldon, IA

Welding Exploration Certificate

A 13-credit exploratory certificate combining machine-trade print reading, shop safety and career exploration with seven welding credits. The

  • Processes: To be announced
  • Program Length: 13 credit hours
  • AWS Prep: Not listed

Offered at

Sheldon CampusSheldon, IA

Advanced Welding Technology

A two-year applied degree earned by completing the Production Welding and Engineering Design diplomas. It combines all major welding and cutting work

  • Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Pipe, Structural, Fabrication
  • Program Length: 2 years
  • AWS Prep: Available

Offered at

Sheldon CampusSheldon, IA

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