Welding Academy
Begin Your Career in Welding Now
Earn a college Certificate in Fundamental Welding, along with your OHSA General Industry 10-hour credential – while you are still in high school, for free! After graduation, enter the workforce or continue your education with us. Earn a diploma in a range of industrial welding techniques at EICC.
Earn your Fundamental Welding Certificate
During high school
- MFG:106 Workplace Safety with OSHA 10 General Industry Card, 3 credits
- WEL:361 VR Welding OR MFG 190 Metallurgy, 2 credits
- WEL:362 Welding Fundamentals, 3 credit
- WEL:363 Welding Discontinuities and Defects, 1 credit
- WEL:365 Flux Core Arc Welding and Metal Cutting, 3 credits
- WEL:364 Gas Metal Arc Welding, 4 credits
Award: Fundamentals of Welding Certificate, 16 credits
Your Career in Welding
Skilled welding professionals are in high demand throughout the region. Everything from cars to pipes and bridges to construction equipment requires welding. Your skills will be highly valued by large and small companies.

Career Advancement Centers
Brand new ultramodern facilities for career and technical education programs, including automotive tech, culinary, healthcare, welding, and more. Enjoy multi-purpose labs, classrooms, and a large common area. Your successful career starts here.
LEARN MOREYour Degree = Success
Complete your education in two years. Qualify for better jobs. Earn a higher salary. Enjoy a better quality of life. The benefits of an associate's degree are impressive and wide-ranging.
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Contact our High School Team

Liz Bloom
ebloom@eicc.edu
563-336-5210
Advises High School Concurrent: Camanche and Northeast

Holly Hansen
hmhansen@eicc.edu
563-441-4004
Advises High School Concurrent: Cal-Wheat and DeWitt Central

Lorene McLaughlin
ltmclaughlin@eicc.edu
563-441-4127
Advises High School Concurrent: Bellevue and Maquoketa

Joe Shovlain
jshovlain@eicc.edu
563-244-7014
Office 100B
Advises High School Concurrent: Clinton, Career Academies

Anabelia Calderon-Flores
acalderon-flores@eicc.edu
563-288-6035
Advises High School Concurrent: Durant and Muscatine

Theresa Putnam Genz
tputnamgenz@eicc.edu
563-288-6047
Advises High School Concurrent: Columbus Junction and Louisa-Muscatine

Molly Gleason
mmgleason@eicc.edu
563-336-5241
Advises High School Concurrent: Assumption and Davenport North

Lori Perez
ljperez@eicc.edu
563-441-4057
Advises High School Concurrent: Davenport Central, Davenport West, and North
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Jill Spengler
jmspengler@eicc.edu
563-441-4137
Advises High School Concurrent: Bettendorf and Pleasant Valley
Welding Academy Locations

Clinton Career Advancement Center
1210 11th Ave. S.
Clinton, IA 52732
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Maquoketa Center
501 W. Washington St.
Maquoketa, IA 52060
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Muscatine Community College
152 Colorado St.
Muscatine, IA 52761
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Blong Technology Center
8500 Hillandale Road
Davenport, IA 52806
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