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Entry Level Welder Certificate
Entry Level Welder Certificate
at Ridgewater College
Minneapolis Catalog
This program teaches entry level welding, blueprint reading, shop equipment and tools, and safety. Students will understand correct electrode selection for different welding applications. Three areas of welding are offered: shielded metal arc welding (SMAW), gas metal arc welding (GMAW), and oxyacetylene welding (OFW).
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Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Use hand-welding, flame-cutting, hand-soldering, or brazing equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products.
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