Welding
Combination Welder I
Entry-level welding preparation covering wire-feed, stick and introductory TIG processes.
Schedule
Contact Fargo admissions for COM1 start and end dates; published COM2 dates do not establish this program's schedule
Location
Lynnes Welding Training, Fargo · Fargo, North Dakota
Cost
$15,100 tuition, lab and course materials; optional $750 safety-gear package brings the listed total to $15,850. Required boots, corded grinder and living expenses are additional.
Welding opportunity
About the program
Develop welding and fabrication foundations through the 480-hour COM1 program. Training covers GMAW/FCAW, SMAW on plate and pipe, introductory GTAW, shop mathematics, drawings and quality control. Welding qualifications depend on successful testing, not enrollment alone.
Completion certificate and any welding qualifications successfully tested for; not an automatic AWS credential
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Funding for this program
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Where to go
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Approximate program area
Fargo, North Dakota: city-level estimate, not a classroom address.
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What participants will learn
- +GMAW and FCAW
- +Stick welding
- +Introductory TIG
- +Welding drawings
- +Fabrication fundamentals
Who this program is for
- +At least 17 at enrollment and 18 by the last day of class
- +Valid high-school diploma, GED or accepted equivalent records required for COM1
- +Admissions interview and near-vision evaluation, with corrective lenses allowed
- +English reading, writing and communication at the stated sixth-grade level; discuss accommodation needs
- +School physical-task requirements include prolonged standing and lifting 50 pounds; required PPE, steel-toe boots and a corded grinder