Welding Academy
Begin Your Career in Welding Now
Explore Welding Academy Campuses
Earn your Fundamental Welding Certificate
During high school
Term 1 - Fall, 8 credits
- MFG:106 Workplace Safety with OSHA 10 General Industry Card, 3 credits
- WEL:361 Introduction to Welding OR MFG 190 Metallurgy, 2 credits
- WEL:362 Welding Fundamentals, 3 credit
Term 2 - Spring, 8 credits
- 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
Concurrent Advisors
Joe Shovlain
Concurrent Advisor
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563-244-7014
Office 100B
Advises High School Concurrent: Clinton, Career Academies
College & Career Transition Counselors/Coaches
Holly Hansen
College & Career Transition Counselor/Coach
hmhansenFREEEICC
563-441-4004
Serves Cal-Wheat and DeWitt Central High Schools
Lorene McLaughlin
College & Career Transition Counselor/Coach
ltmclaughlinFREEEICC
563-244-7192
Serves Bellevue and Maquoketa High Schools
Marla Schultz
College & Career Transition Counselor/Coach
mschultzFREEEICC
563-244-7131
Serves Clinton and Easton Valley High Schools
Concurrent Advisors
Anabelia Calderon-Flores
Concurrent Advisor
acalderon-floresFREEEICC
563-288-6035
Advises Durant and Muscatine High Schools
College & Career Transition Counselors/Coaches
Mikayla Cardenas
College & Career Transition Counselor/Coach
micardenasFREEEICC
Serves Muscatine High School
Patricia Madden
College & Career Transition Counselor/Coach
pamaddenFREEEICC
Serves Durant and North Scott High Schools
Theresa Putnam Genz
College & Career Transition Counselor/Coach
tputnamgenzFREEEICC
563-288-6047
Serves Columbus Junction and Louisa-Muscatine High Schools
Sara Schnepper
College & Career Transition Counselor/Coach
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Serves Wilton and West Liberty High Schools
Concurrent Advisors
Molly Gleason
Concurrent Advisor
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563-336-5241
Advises Assumption, Davenport Central and Davenport North High Schools
Lori Perez
Concurrent Advisor
ljperezFREEEICC
563-441-4057
Advises Davenport West and North Scott High Schools
Jill Spengler
Concurrent Advisor
jmspenglerFREEEICC
563-441-4137
Advises Bettendorf and Pleasant Valley High Schools
College & Career Transition Counselors/Coaches
Patricia Madden
College & Career Transition Counselor/Coach
pamaddenFREEEICC
Serves North Scott High School
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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