Hobart Institute of Welding Technology

What this program covers

Hobart Institute of Welding Technology offers a Pathways program (40 weeks, 1,400 clock hours) and a Structural Welding program (24 weeks, 840 clock hours), both billed at $16.93 per hour. Training covers SMAW, GMAW, GTAW (carbon steel, stainless steel, aluminum), FCAW, oxyacetylene cutting and welding, with a pipe welding option and a welder-fabricator pathway covering aerospace and industrial aluminum/stainless variants. Students can test for four Welder Qualifications (SMAW, FCAW, GMAW, GTAW), and a separate two-week AWS Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) prep course is offered. Financial aid, scholarships, federal grants and loans are referenced as available.

• Processes taught SMAW (stick), GMAW (MIG), GTAW (TIG, carbon steel/stainless/aluminum), FCAW (flux-core), oxyacetylene cutting and welding, pipe welding
• Credential types Not explicitly named (Welder Qualification testing; separate AWS CWI prep course)
• Program length Pathways: 40 weeks, 1,400 clock hours; Structural Welding: 24 weeks, 840 clock hours
• Certifications prepped Welder Qualification testing (SMAW, FCAW, GMAW, GTAW); AWS Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) via 2-week prep course
• Facilities Troy, OH campus; hands-on training spaces, classrooms, testing facilities
• Financial aid Scholarships, Federal Grants & Loans, Alternative Loans referenced as available

Source: https://www.welding.org/, retrieved 2026-08-05