Accelerated Welding Class Winona

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 to Thursday, July 24, 2025

Monday: 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Tuesday: 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Wednesday: 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Thursday: 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Friday: 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

10 hours of classroom instruction, including Math for Welders, Weld Symbols, and Safety.
30 hours of hands-on welding instruction, including:
GMAW MIG Welding, Into to Oxyfuel Cutting, Intro to SMAW (stick), Intro to Plasma Cutting
NorthStar Digital Learning Modules, OSHA 10 for General Industry, and Essential Soft Skills.
This class will be delivered at Minnesota State College-Southeast Winona, MN.
The welding class and testing will be held daytimes Tuesday, July 8 - Tuesday, July 22, from 7:30am to 2pm.
The OSHA class will be held Wednesday, July 23 - Thursday, July 24 from 8am - 4:30pm.

Industry

All Industries

Construction

Manufacturing

How to Participate

Please call or email to see if you are eligible for grant funding. You should have a current picture ID and a Social Security card. An appointment will be made to enroll you into the program. Call soon!

To be eligible for grant funding, you must:

You must be 18 years old and not enrolled in high school.

You must live in one of the Southeast MN counties (Wabasha, Goodhue, Winona, Rice, Steele, Dodge, Olmsted, Fillmore, Houston, Freeborn, Mower).

And, have any ONE of the following qualifiers:

Disability

Homelessness

Person of Color / Hispanic

Criminal Record

Individual without a GED or High School Diploma

Individual that has been unemployed for 26 weeks or more out of the past 52 weeks.

Individual at or below the 200% of the Federal Poverty
Guidelines

If you are unsure if you meet the qualifiers, please call.