Welding Academy
Begin Your Career in Welding Now
Earn a college Certificate in Fundamental Welding, along with your OHSA General Industry 10-hour credential – while you are still in high school, for free! After graduation, enter the workforce or continue your education with us. Earn a diploma in a range of industrial welding techniques at EICC.
Earn your Fundamental Welding Certificate
During high school
- MFG:106 Workplace Safety with OSHA 10 General Industry Card, 3 credits
- WEL:361 VR Welding OR MFG 190 Metallurgy, 2 credits
- WEL:362 Welding Fundamentals, 3 credit
- WEL:363 Welding Discontinuities and Defects, 1 credit
- WEL:365 Flux Core Arc Welding and Metal Cutting, 3 credits
- WEL:364 Gas Metal Arc Welding, 4 credits
Award: Fundamentals of Welding Certificate, 16 credits
Your Career in Welding
Skilled welding professionals are in high demand throughout the region. Everything from cars to pipes and bridges to construction equipment requires welding. Your skills will be highly valued by large and small companies.
Career Advancement Centers
Brand new ultramodern facilities for career and technical education programs, including automotive tech, culinary, healthcare, welding, and more. Enjoy multi-purpose labs, classrooms, and a large common area. Your successful career starts here.
LEARN MOREYour Degree = Success
Complete your education in two years. Qualify for better jobs. Earn a higher salary. Enjoy a better quality of life. The benefits of an associate's degree are impressive and wide-ranging.
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Continue after high school
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Contact our High School Team
Concurrent Advisors
Joe Shovlain
Concurrent Advisor
jshovlain@eicc.edu
563-244-7014
Office 100B
Advises High School Concurrent: Clinton, Career Academies
College & Career Transition Counselors/Coaches
Holly Hansen
College & Career Transition Counselor/Coach
hmhansen@eicc.edu
563-441-4004
Serves Cal-Wheat and DeWitt Central High Schools
Lorene McLaughlin
College & Career Transition Counselor/Coach
ltmclaughlin@eicc.edu
563-244-7192
Serves Bellevue and Maquoketa High Schools
Marla Schultz
College & Career Transition Counselor/Coach
mschultz@eicc.edu
563-244-7131
Serves Clinton and Easton Valley High Schools
Concurrent Advisors
Anabelia Calderon-Flores
Concurrent Advisor
acalderon-flores@eicc.edu
563-288-6035
Advises Durant and Muscatine High Schools
College & Career Transition Counselors/Coaches
Mikayla Cardenas
College & Career Transition Counselor/Coach
micardenas@eicc.edu
Serves Muscatine High School
Theresa Putnam Genz
College & Career Transition Counselor/Coach
tputnamgenz@eicc.edu
563-288-6047
Serves Columbus Junction and Louisa-Muscatine High Schools
Sara Schnepper
College & Career Transition Counselor/Coach
sschnepper@eicc.edu
Serves Wilton and West Liberty High Schools
Concurrent Advisors
Molly Gleason
Concurrent Advisor
mmgleason@eicc.edu
563-336-5241
Advises Assumption, Davenport Central and Davenport North High Schools
Lori Perez
Concurrent Advisor
ljperez@eicc.edu
563-441-4057
Advises Davenport West and North Scott High Schools
Jill Spengler
Concurrent Advisor
jmspengler@eicc.edu
563-441-4137
Advises Bettendorf and Pleasant Valley High Schools
College & Career Transition Counselors/Coaches
Patricia Madden
College & Career Transition Counselor/Coach
pamadden@eicc.edu
Serves North Scott High School
Welding Academy Locations
Clinton Career Advancement Center
1210 11th Ave. S.
Clinton, IA 52732
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Maquoketa Center
501 W. Washington St.
Maquoketa, IA 52060
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Muscatine Community College
152 Colorado St.
Muscatine, IA 52761
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Blong Technology Center
8500 Hillandale Road
Davenport, IA 52806
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