The Welding Program at EvCC is designed to meet the expanding needs of the many occupations that utilize welding. The welding department provides a balanced course of study, including hands-on learning experiences, technical information and general education courses. Emphasis is on welding, torch burning techniques, and fabrication techniques, with opportunities for attaining these skills in a lab setting. The welding program is competency based and is divided into separate skill blocks. Each skill block is based on a 100 hour period of laboratory time. An average student should be able to complete a skill block within that time. As a student completes a skill block and demonstrates mastery of those skills by passing an exit test for that skill block, he/she can receive credit for it and move to the next level of training. This permits students to move through the program at their own rate.
The ATA is a non-transferable technical degree that includes emphasis in developing professional welding and fabrication skills as well as providing a grounding (13 credits) in general studies. This program is approximately two years in length for full-time involvement.