Southwest Wisconsin Technical College

Southwest Wisconsin Technical College offers hands-on welding training at its Fennimore campus. Its Welding Technical Diploma develops proficiency in manual and semiautomatic welding across multiple metals and positions, with instruction in MIG, TIG, Stick, Flux-Core, oxyfuel operations, thermal cutting and gouging, brazing, and fabrication. The college also offers a 2026 Summer Welding Academy that packages six credits of introductory MIG, plasma cutting and gouging, and fabrication coursework into an eight-week daytime format.

Programs Offered

Welding

Credential: Technical Diploma
Processes: MIG, TIG, Stick, Flux-Core, Fabrication
Program Length: 9 months
AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: Full-time; minimum nine months

This technical diploma develops proficiency through extensive practice in manual and semiautomatic welding across multiple positions and metals.… Read full description

This technical diploma develops proficiency through extensive practice in manual and semiautomatic welding across multiple positions and metals. Required welding coursework includes Stick, MIG, Flux-Core, and TIG; oxyfuel welding and brazing; oxyfuel, arc, and plasma cutting and gouging; carbon-steel, aluminum, and stainless-steel applications; forming and folding; and fabrication planning and work. Students also learn equipment operation, materials, weld testing, quality control, drawing interpretation, and safe shop practices.

Offered at

Main Campus — Fennimore, WI

Summer Welding Academy

Credential: Welding Pathway Certificate
Processes: MIG, Fabrication
Program Length: 8 weeks
AWS Prep: Not listed

Schedule: June 1-July 30, 2026; Monday-Thursday, 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.; in person and hands on

This eight-week, six-credit in-person academy packages courses from the first two semesters of the Welding program for adults seeking entry-level… Read full description

This eight-week, six-credit in-person academy packages courses from the first two semesters of the Welding program for adults seeking entry-level manufacturing skills or a pathway into the full technical diploma. Students complete GMAW equipment and carbon-steel welding, plasma cutting and gouging, and fabrication coursework alongside welding blueprint and equipment-safety instruction. Training runs Monday through Thursday in a hands-on daytime format, and no prior welding experience is required.

Offered at

Main Campus — Fennimore, WI

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