Diploma - Welding and Fabrication Technician
- 2 years
- Duration
- 18,563 CAD/year
- Price
- Sep 2025
- Start
- May 2025
- Deadline
- Diploma
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Cornwall / Canada
- Location
- St. Lawrence College, Canada
- School
Program description
The curriculum teaches welding technology at the technician level and prepares students for the demands of the welding industry. This market requires graduates with a greater degree of theory as well as the practical abilities required to compete in an industry with an ever-increasing level of complexity.
This two-year program graduates are eligible for an Ontario College Diploma. They also receive all of the in-school training required to meet the criteria of the provincially run Welder apprenticeship program.
Students can also challenge the Canadian Welding Bureau (CWB) certification in a variety of welding methods. This enables graduates to present documentation of CWB certification to prospective employers.
Program structure
Semester 1
- Basic Computer Applications
- Trade Practices
- Applied Drawing Interpretation
- Welding Theory 1
- Materials and Process Quality 1
- Shielded Metal Arc Welding Practical 1
- Gas Shielded Semi-Automatic Welding Practical 1
- Thermal Cutting
Semester 2
- Skilled Trades Applied Communications
- Bluepring Reading and Fitting
- Welding Theory 2
- Shielded Metal Arc Welding Practical 2
- Semi-Automatic Welding Practical 2
- Gas Tungsten Arc Welding 1
- Technical Math 2
- General Education Course
Semester 3
- Fitting
- Quality
- Shielded Metal Arc Welding Practical 3
- Automatic and Semi-Auto Processes
- Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Practical 2 and Plasma Arc Welding
- Computer Aided Design
- Ethics and Critical Thinking
Semester 4
- Automated Welding
- Advanced Welding Processes
- Layout and Fabrication
- Shielded Metal Arc Weld Practical 4
- Automatic and Semi-Automatic Processes 2: Advanced
- Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Practical 3
- General Education Course
Price
- Tuition 16,430 CAD
- Program Fees 361 CAD
- Ancillary Fees 1,771 CAD
Total tuition per 2 semester (one year) 18,563 CAD
Fees are estimates only
Requirements for applicants
Admission requirements
- Ontario Secondary School Diploma, or equivalent
- Grade 12 English at the C or U level
- Grade 11 Math at the C, U or M level
English Proficiency requirements are:
- International English Language Testing System (IELTS)-Academic - Overall 6.0 with no band less than 5.5 (SDS requires an overall 6.0, with no band less than 6.0)
- TOEFL Internet-based Test (iBT) or Home Edition - 78
- TOEFL Computer-based Test - 213
- Canadian Academic English Language (CAEL. In-person or Online)* - overall 60
- EIKEN (Test in Practical English Proficiency)* - pre 1
- The Michigan English Test* - Overall 58 with no individual score below 56, ECCE/ECPE 650 or higher
- Cambridge English Proficiency* - 173
- Duolingo (Temporarily accepted)* - 105
- Pearson Test of English -Academic (Online & In-person) - 55
*Note: Students from India are not eligible to submit the results of this test as proof of English proficiency.
About the university
St. Lawrence College has campuses in Kingston, Brockville, and Cornwall, Ontario. Our secure neighborhoods combine small-town atmosphere with big-city attractions, like shopping, eating, and nightlife.
The institution has 6,700 full-time and 20,000 part-time students in 89 academic programs and 829 full- and part-time employees, including 414 professors.
With modern, expansive facilities in three vibrant eastern Ontario cities and a solid track record of excellence, St. Lawrence College still combines all the benefits of a world-class education with the advantages of small-town living and personal attention to detail.
