Welding Technology

How to Enroll

Career Opportunities for Men & Women

NWC's welding faculty are the contact point for students seeking job placement. In the past six years, the department has achieved 100% placement for those students who want to work.

Welding students just entering the field earn wages ranging from $8.50 to $16.00 per hour. Advanced welders who have been in the field for more that one year can earn wages from $16.00 to $27.00 per hour and anywhere from $32.00 to $50.00 per hour if they own their own welding equipment.

Sample Job Opportunities

• Self-employed business owner
• Welding engineer
• Fabrication/Prototype Technician
• MIG & TIG Welders
• Quality Control Inspector
• Certified Welding Inspector
• Maintenance Technician
• Plastics Welding Technical Specialist
• Manufacturing Production Supervisor
• Ironworker
• Boilermaker
• Pipefitter
• Sales Representative

Potential Employers

• Superior Machine
• Production Machine
• Western Mine Service
• NASA
• Boeing
• Marathon Pipeline
• Amoco
• Exxon
• Conoco

Applying for Admission

Early application is encouraged, especially if you're interested in financial aid. At least two months prior to the semester in which you plan to enroll, submit an Application for Admission form. Have your official high school and/or college transcripts, or GED score sent. Also send copies of your ACT or SAT scores. (Test scores are used for placement and review of all applicants.) Northwest's ACT code is 5004, and its SAT code is 4542. You will be notified of your admission status.

Admission Requirements

Resident graduates of accredited Wyoming high schools are admitted upon receipt of an Application for Admission and a final transcript from a regionally accredited high school. Out-of-state high school graduates must have a 2.0 (C) cumulative grade point average and/or an 18 ACT composite score, or minimum SAT score of 840, or a GED with an average score of 50.

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The Northwest College Admissions site for more information.