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Welding & Fabrication with Pipeline Technology

Locations: Hermitage, Uniontown听 |12-month Diploma

Laurel’s 12-month Welding & Fabrication program teaches practical and versatile skill that have a wide range of applications in numerous industries. Graduates have the opportunity to work with their hands, create tangible objects, and contribute to the world around them.

Skills Development:

Welding procedures
Blueprint reading
Fabrication
Layout

Laurel’s Welding & Fabrication with Pipeline Technology program will prepare graduates for entry-level positions in welding repair, welder fabricator, industrial mechanics, and pipefitter/welder. The curriculum provides students the chance to enter the welding booth within the first few weeks of class. This allows students to build muscle memory, speed, and precision through constant repetition under the direct supervision of our trained instructors. The curriculum is designed around real-world code standards. You won’t just learn how to put two pieces of metal together; you will learn how to pass rigorous visual and bend tests that earn you nationally recognized qualifications required for field work.

Additional instruction is provided in various processes and techniques of welding and fabrication skills. Coursework includes oxyacetylene welding, brazing, and cutting (OAW), Arc Welding (SMAW), MIG Welding (GMAW), Flux Cored Welding (FCAW), TIG welding (GTAW), Pipe welding and certification test preparation per current industry standards, practices and techniques. Courses in math and blueprint reading gives the student the industry-standard skills developed through classroom training and practical application. Program tuition covers a complete, professional-grade welding toolkit on day one, auto-darkening helmet, leather jacket, heavy-duty gloves, and hand tools, yours to keep when you graduate. Standardized equipment creates an equitable learning environment, ensuring instructors can teach techniques on identical, verified gear.

Get Pipeline Specific Training

Pipeline welding is a specialized skill used in various industries, including aerospace, oil, construction, and auto manufacturing. Pipeline welders are responsible for installing and repairing pipes that transport substances such as water, chemicals and gases.

LTI has hands-on cirriculum dedicated to Pipe Welding and Pipeline Technology, so students can gain firsthand knowledge. Learn the different methods of welding pipes and tubes using different kinds of metal transfer, train in different positions used for pipe welding, along with the equipment needed for beveling and cutting joints during
the pipe welding process.

Laurel Technical Institute Pipeline Specific Training

Certifications

Laurel鈥檚 program prepares you to take the following industry-recognized credentials:

Welding OSH credential

Qualifications

Laurel鈥檚 program prepares you to take the following industry-recognized qualifications:

LTI offers ASME SEC 9 Heavy Wall 6G Pipe Combo GTAW/GMAW
AWS D1.1 Unlimited 3G SMAW
AWS D1.1 Unlimited 3G FCAW

Program Highlights

51本色 Flexible Schedule

Learn various process of welding & fabrication

51本色 Certifications

Hands-on experience in professionally equipped lab spaces

51本色 Program Duration

Prepare for industry standard certification through AWS

Content Courses

  • Blueprint Reading
  • Shielded Metal Arc Welding
  • SMAW Pipe Welding
  • Welding Inspection Techniques
  • Gas Metal Arc Welding
  • Flux Cored Arc Welding
  • Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
  • Layout & Fabrication
  • Combination Pipe Welding
  • Specialty Metals Welding

THIS LIST IS A SAMPLE OF COURSES. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR COURSE OFFERINGS, FILL OUT THE FORM BELOW.

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Your Career Pathway

Experiential Learning

Absorb knowledge and skills with hands-on learning.

At Laurel, the goal is to provide quality education that leads to career ready graduates. We define Experiential Learning as the process of learning through hands-on experiences giving you direct work-based learning!

300
HOURS IN SKILLS LAB
51本色 Welding & Fabrication with Pipeline Technology

Internship Experience

Build a bridge from school to work.

Experiencing internships helps you on your career path! Career Services coordinates internships and clinicals as an integral part of each program that provides students with invaluable work experience in their chosen fields.

500
HOURS VIA INTERNSHIP
51本色 Welding & Fabrication with Pipeline Technology

Occupation Outlook

Laurel encourages all prospective students to fully research employment opportunities when choosing a program of study. Please click the links below to learn more.

O*NET OnLine Occupation Search

The U.S. Department of Labor and the National Center for O*NET Development published a list of 鈥*,鈥 which allows individuals to view and research popular,听in-demand occupations in a specific field of study. Laurel听is dedicated to preparing students and graduates for those 鈥渂right鈥 employment and career opportunities and helping our local employers find their perfect candidates. Bright Outlook Occupations are jobs that are expected to grow rapidly in the next several years, are predicted to have a large number of job openings, and include new and emerging occupations in high-growth industries!

Popular Occupations:

WELDERS, CUTTERS, AND WELDER FITTERS
PIPE FITTERS AND STEAMFITTERS
STEEL WORKERS

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Meet the Program Directors

51本色 Director Justing Caldwell

Justin Caldwell

REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF TRADES
20+ years in Construction Trades

鈥淭he trades department at Laurel is one of the best. We have passionate instructors that put the students’ education first. We help people change their lives everyday.鈥

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