The Welding Applied Technology Program invites Coastal Bend high schools and college students, along with professional welders, to register for scholarship- and prize-earning competition; event includes industry vendors and representatives as well as cool car show with public invited.
Registration is currently underway for competitors with entry fees as follows: $25 for Dual Credit high school and college students as well as Brother-in-Law competitors (two-person high school teams) and $250 for welding professionals (minimum of 10 industry welders needed). The deadline for competition registration is Friday, Oct. 27. Contact Samuel Garcia at 361-698-1898 or sgarcia171@delmar.edu for more information, questions, registration and documents related to the competition.
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Welding categories include Dual Credit high school student plate SMAW and pipe SMAW; traditional college student pipe SMAW and pipe combo GTAW/SMAW; “Best of the Best” Industry Welder in pipe GTAW; and Brother-in-Law pipe SMAW, which is a new category for high school students consisting of two-person welding teams working off welding rigs or trailers to simulate the welding experience in the field or on location.
Competition begins at 8 a.m. after check-in and a mandatory safety orientation. Competition runs throughout the day with a 3 p.m. awards ceremony. The event will be held on the College’s Windward Campus at 4101 Old Brownsville Rd. (78405) in the Welding Labs of the Metals Technology Building and the Workforce Development Center. Get directions and online campus map.
Thinking about training as a welder? The Welding Applied Technology Program offers a Certificate and an Associate in Applied Science degree.
Learn more by contacting Del Mar College’s Industrial Technology Department at 361-698-1701 or visit the Welding Applied Technology Program’s web page at www.delmar.edu/degrees/welding-applied-technology/index.html.