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.  

Clinton Career Advancement Center Welding Lab

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.

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Your 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.

Explore the value of an associate’s degree

Employment and Wage Outlook

Continue after high school

Consider these programs:

Contact our High School Team

Liz Bloom

Liz Bloom

ebloom@eicc.edu
563-336-5210

Advises High School Concurrent: Camanche and Northeast

 

Holly Hansen

Holly Hansen

hmhansen@eicc.edu
563-441-4004


Advises High School Concurrent: Cal-Wheat and DeWitt Central

 

Lorene McLaughlin

Lorene McLaughlin

ltmclaughlin@eicc.edu
563-441-4127

Advises High School Concurrent: Bellevue and Maquoketa

 

Joe Shovlain

Joe Shovlain

jshovlain@eicc.edu
563-244-7014

Office 100B
Advises High School Concurrent: Clinton, Career Academies

Schedule an appointment with Joe

Anabelia Calderon-Flores

Anabelia Calderon-Flores

acalderon-flores@eicc.edu
563-288-6035


Advises High School Concurrent: Durant and Muscatine

Theresa Putnam Genz

Theresa Putnam Genz

tputnamgenz@eicc.edu
563-288-6047


Advises High School Concurrent: Columbus Junction and Louisa-Muscatine

Molly Gleason

Molly Gleason

mmgleason@eicc.edu
563-336-5241


Advises High School Concurrent: Assumption and Davenport North

 

Lori Perez

Lori Perez

ljperez@eicc.edu
563-441-4057


Advises High School Concurrent: Davenport Central, Davenport West, and North Scott

 

Jill Spengler

Jill Spengler

jmspengler@eicc.edu
563-441-4137


Advises High School Concurrent: Bettendorf and Pleasant Valley

Welding Academy Locations

Clinton Community College Career Advancement Center building

Clinton Career Advancement Center

1210 11th Ave. S.
Clinton, IA 52732
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CCC Maquoketa Center

Maquoketa Center

501 W. Washington St.
Maquoketa, IA 52060
Map and Directions

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Muscatine Community College main campus building

Muscatine Community College

152 Colorado St.
Muscatine, IA 52761
Map and Directions

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Blong Technology Center building

Blong Technology Center

8500 Hillandale Road
Davenport, IA 52806
Map and Directions

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE BLONG TECHNOLOGY CENTER