





{"id":229,"date":"2023-03-06T16:47:31","date_gmt":"2023-03-06T16:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/welding\/?page_id=229"},"modified":"2026-04-07T15:57:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T15:57:10","slug":"welcome-to-welding-technology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/welding\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to Welding Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"columns sixteen  alpha\"><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button color \" href=\"https:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/admissions\/apply-now\" style=\"background-color:#e85623\"> APPLY NOW <\/a> <a class=\"button color \" href=\"https:\/\/austincc.force.com\/ApplicationPortal\/s\/webtolead\" target=\"_blank\"style=\"background-color:#e85623\"> REQUEST INFO <\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<div class=\"column one-third  alpha\"> <div class=\"featured-box  homepage\"><div class=\"circle\"><i class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i><span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"featured-desc\"><h3><strong>Registration<\/strong><\/h3><p><\/p>\n<p>Registration for summer courses is ongoing.\u00a0 See the <a href=\"https:\/\/www6.austincc.edu\/schedule\/index.php?op=browse&amp;opclass=ViewSched&amp;term=226U000&amp;disciplineid=PCWET&amp;yr=2026&amp;ct=CC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Summer 2026 Welding course schedule<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Are you taking <strong>Welder Qualification <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www6.austincc.edu\/cms\/site\/www\/catalog\/coursedetails_fox.php?year=2021&amp;deptcode=WELD#WLDG2179\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WLDG 2179<\/a>?\u00a0 Click here for testing dates: \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1PP75Xbx9XheNVLpsN8KokIFZiaXsKlxt\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spring 2026<\/a>\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1i5LtSd46lvbvIUvpHY9HSuEat0wC-ja4\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Summer 2026<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"column one-third   \"><div class=\"featured-box  homepage\"><div class=\"circle\"><i class=\"fa fa-wrench\"><\/i><span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"featured-desc\"><h3><strong>Bring Supplies to Class<\/strong><\/h3><p><\/p>\n<p>Come to the first day of class ready to work! View the list of <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/welding\/required-supplies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">equipment\/ supplies required<\/a> for college credit welding classes.<\/p><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n<div class=\"column one-third   \"> <div class=\"featured-box  homepage\"><div class=\"circle\"><i class=\"fa fa-question-circle\"><\/i><span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"featured-desc\"><h3><strong>FAQs<\/strong><\/h3><p> How do I get started? How long will it take? What will it cost? Get answers to common questions <a title=\"FAQs\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/welding\/frequently-asked-questions\/\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Learn more about ACC&#8217;s pilot <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/free-tuition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Free Tuition Program<\/a> for graduating high school seniors.<\/p>\n<p>Meet with the Welding Department&#8217;s faculty advisor Dan Smith.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfOVKJIVAJMjL4sPXtNWnE2Syy2T2MGkHWPzBr8aiWd9QmSdg\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Request a meeting<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n<div class=\"columns sixteen  alpha\"><div class=\"headline no-margin\"><h3>Mission Statement<\/h3><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Our Mission is to provide unsurpassed technical training and industry relevance toward a career for the student aspiring to become a certified welder, welding inspector, fabricator, or respected metal artist.<\/p>\n<p>There is tremendous scope and potential offered by the field of welding technology. It is such a diverse field that there is an application for virtually every personality type. It is no exaggeration to say that our students are learning to manufacture everything from drawer pulls to skyscrapers. To meet the needs of these ever-expanding disciplines, we offer a number of flexible formats offered through individual courses, specialty certificates, and even comprehensive college degrees.<\/p>\n<p>The ACC Welding Technology Department endeavors to maintain excellence throughout the many facets of Welding Technology. The unique offerings of this department include Technical Welding, Welding Inspection, Metalsmithing, and Metal Sculpture. These programs are recognized in quality and relevance, and are one of a kind nationally in such diverse offerings. Our graduates will possess the skills and knowledge to thrive in any local, regional, national, or even global economy as Welding Technologists.<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"template-home-flex.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-229","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/welding\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/welding\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/welding\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/welding\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/welding\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=229"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/welding\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/229\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2902,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/welding\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/229\/revisions\/2902"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/welding\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}