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Prime Welding Academy

Prime Welding Academy provides hands-on welding and fitting training at its Houston campus. Its career programs cover structural plate welding, combination pipe welding, pipeline welding and structural fitting, while focused seminars address pipe, TIG and submerged-arc applications. Official curricula document MIG, TIG, Stick, Flux-Core and submerged-arc welding on plate and pipe, along with structural and fabrication skills. The school publishes both daytime and evening training sessions and offers in-house financing.

Programs Offered

1st Class Structural Plate Welder

Credential: Certificate
Program cost: $8,500
Processes: MIG, Stick, Flux-Core, Pipe, Structural
Program Length: 320 hours
AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: 16 weeks; two training sessions available

A 320-clock-hour, 16-week structural welding program covering classroom fundamentals and extensive lab practice. Students train in SMAW, GMAW and FCAW… Read full description

A 320-clock-hour, 16-week structural welding program covering classroom fundamentals and extensive lab practice. Students train in SMAW, GMAW and FCAW on plate, fillet welds, pipe and box tubing in multiple positions for structural fabrication work.

Offered at

Main Campus — Houston, TX

Combination Welder Petrochemical Plants & Fab Shops

Credential: Certificate
Program cost: $10,500
Processes: TIG, Stick, Pipe
Program Length: 420 hours
AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: 21 weeks; two training sessions available

A 420-clock-hour, 21-week combination-welding program for petrochemical plant and fabrication-shop work. Students develop Stick and TIG pipe-welding… Read full description

A 420-clock-hour, 21-week combination-welding program for petrochemical plant and fabrication-shop work. Students develop Stick and TIG pipe-welding skills through classroom instruction and hands-on lab practice.

Offered at

Main Campus — Houston, TX

Specialty Pipeline Welder

Credential: Certificate
Program cost: $14,500
Processes: Stick, Pipe, Fabrication
Program Length: 480 hours
AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: 24 weeks; two training sessions available

A 480-clock-hour, 24-week pipeline-welding program centered on SMAW with E6010 and E7018 electrodes. Training covers plate, fillet, open-root and pipe… Read full description

A 480-clock-hour, 24-week pipeline-welding program centered on SMAW with E6010 and E7018 electrodes. Training covers plate, fillet, open-root and pipe welds plus cutting and fitting branch connections for pipeline work.

Offered at

Main Campus — Houston, TX

Combo Structural Fitter / 1F-4F Structural Welder

Credential: Certificate
Program cost: $6,500
Processes: MIG, Stick, Flux-Core, Structural, Fabrication
Program Length: 320 hours
AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: 16 weeks; two training sessions available

A 320-clock-hour, 16-week combined structural-fitting and fillet-welding program. The curriculum includes classroom study, GMAW/FCAW lab work in the… Read full description

A 320-clock-hour, 16-week combined structural-fitting and fillet-welding program. The curriculum includes classroom study, GMAW/FCAW lab work in the 1F-4F positions and extensive structural fitting practice; the official description also identifies SMAW instruction.

Offered at

Main Campus — Houston, TX

Combo Structural Fitter / 1G-4G Structural Welder

Credential: Certificate
Program cost: $6,500
Processes: MIG, Stick, Flux-Core, Structural, Fabrication
Program Length: 320 hours
AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: 16 weeks; two training sessions available

A 320-clock-hour, 16-week combined structural-fitting and groove-welding program. Students practice GMAW, FCAW and SMAW open-root welding in the 1G-4G… Read full description

A 320-clock-hour, 16-week combined structural-fitting and groove-welding program. Students practice GMAW, FCAW and SMAW open-root welding in the 1G-4G positions and complete extensive structural fitting work.

Offered at

Main Campus — Houston, TX

Combo Structural Fitter / 1st Class Structural Pipe Welder

Credential: Certificate
Program cost: $6,500
Processes: Flux-Core, Pipe, Structural, Fabrication
Program Length: 320 hours
AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: 16 weeks; two training sessions available

A 320-clock-hour, 16-week combined structural-pipe-welding and fitting program. Students complete FCAW practice on structural pipe and extensive… Read full description

A 320-clock-hour, 16-week combined structural-pipe-welding and fitting program. Students complete FCAW practice on structural pipe and extensive structural fitting training for fabrication-shop work.

Offered at

Main Campus — Houston, TX

Seminar - 6GR Structural Pipe Welder

Credential: Seminar
Processes: Pipe, Structural
AWS Prep: Not listed

A focused seminar in 6GR structural pipe welding.

Offered at

Main Campus — Houston, TX

Seminar - Pressure Vessel / Pipe Welder

Credential: Seminar
Program cost: $2,500
Processes: MIG, Flux-Core, Pipe
Program Length: 80 hours
AWS Prep: Not listed

An 80-clock-hour seminar providing MIG and Flux-Core practice on pressure-vessel and pipe applications, including 2-inch, 5-inch and 6-inch pipe and… Read full description

An 80-clock-hour seminar providing MIG and Flux-Core practice on pressure-vessel and pipe applications, including 2-inch, 5-inch and 6-inch pipe and restricted-access setups.

Offered at

Main Campus — Houston, TX

Seminar - Submerged Arc Welding Operator

Credential: Seminar
Program cost: $4,500
Processes: Pipe
Program Length: 80 hours
AWS Prep: Not listed

An 80-clock-hour seminar in mechanized submerged-arc welding, with published practice on plate and pipe.

Offered at

Main Campus — Houston, TX

Seminar - Carbon Steel Pressure Pipe GTAW (TIG) Welder

Credential: Seminar
Program cost: $2,500
Processes: TIG, Pipe
Program Length: 80 hours
AWS Prep: Not listed

An 80-clock-hour TIG seminar using carbon-steel Schedule 40 and Schedule 80 pipe in pressure-pipe applications.

Offered at

Main Campus — Houston, TX

Seminar - Specialty Combination Welder - Stainless Steel

Credential: Seminar
Program cost: $2,500
Processes: TIG, Pipe
Program Length: 40 hours
AWS Prep: Not listed

A 40-clock-hour stainless-steel TIG seminar with practice on plate and Schedule 40 pipe in 2-inch and 6-inch sizes.

Offered at

Main Campus — Houston, TX

Seminar - Aluminum TIG Welder

Credential: Seminar
Processes: TIG
AWS Prep: Not listed

A focused seminar in aluminum TIG welding.

Offered at

Main Campus — Houston, TX

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