Prepare for a career working in health insurance, a medical clinic or hospital, medical call center, or other office environment
Sep 07 - Oct 22, 2026
Accelerated Welding Class Winona
Tuesday, July 8, 2025 to Thursday, July 24, 2025
Monday:
7:30 am - 4:00 pm
Tuesday:
7:30 am - 4:00 pm
Wednesday:
7:30 am - 4:00 pm
Thursday:
7:30 am - 4:00 pm
Friday:
7:30 am - 4:00 pm
- 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.
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.
Outcomes
A certificate of completion for NorthStar Digital Learning Modules.
A certificate of completion for 40 hours of Accelerated Welding.
1 college credit for completing OSHA 10 and Essential Soft Skills for Employment (OSHA 10 is a nationally recognized credential).
Program Costs
This is a grant funded class. Please call to talk about grant funding. All of the costs of the class may be covered.
Who to Contact for More Information
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