Area of Study
Welding
Ignite Your Future with Welding at MCC
Get ready to build a strong career! At Morgan Community College, our Welding Program prepares you for success in a variety of welding jobs. Whether you’re new to welding or looking to sharpen your skills, we have the right path for you.
Learn the Skills You Need
Our Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree in Welding Technology teaches the basics of welding and prepares you for entry-level welding jobs — or even a starting management position in a welding shop. You’ll gain hands-on experience and the confidence to start working right after graduation.
Specialized Welding Certificates
Want to focus on a specific area? Choose one of our certificates:
- Basic Welding Certificate: Learn essential welding skills for entry-level jobs. Perfect for getting started quickly in the welding industry.
- Aluminum Welding Certificate: Learn to weld aluminum alloys using MIG and TIG welding techniques. Great for jobs in industries like aerospace and automotive.
- Gas Tungsten Arc/Gas Metal Arc (TIG/MIG) Welding Certificate: Master two of the most popular and versatile welding methods.
- Shielded Metal Arc (STICK) Welding Certificate: Train in classic STICK welding for construction and repair work.
Why Choose Welding at MCC?
- Real-world, hands-on training
- Skills employers are looking for
- Supportive instructors and career guidance
Interested in Welding?
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Required Tools – Supply List
All students should have these tools by the first week of the semester.
Every student is required to have the General Beginning Welding Tools list. Additional tool lists are organized by class and apply only to the courses you are taking.
All Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) – fire resistant shirts, welding gloves, safety glasses, leather jackets, boots, and pants wear down overtime and you may need to replace and have multiples of them!
General Beginning Welding Tools
- Welding helmet – auto shade or straight shade
- Fire resistant shirt (FR)
- Leather jacket or half leathers (optional but preferred)
- Welding gloves (Gauntlet Style)
- Leather toed boots (steel toes optional but preferred)
- Welding cap/beanie (optional)
- 25’ tape measure
- Channel lock pliers
- Slip joint pliers
- Vise grip pliers
- Wire cutters
- Chipping hammer
- Carbon steel wire brush
- Angle magnets x2
- ANZI Z87 safety glasses
- 4 ½” corded angle grinder
- Earplugs
- Soap stone holder
- Sharpie (fine tip & ultra fine tip)
- Sliver streak pencil
WEL 1010/1011
Advanced Shielded Metal Arc Welding
- Locking C clamps x2
- Pen flashlight
- Metal punch/chisel set
- Ball peen hammer AND/OR 2.5lbs sledge/cross peen hammer
- Stainless wire brush
WEL 2030/2031/2048/2050/2051
Pipe and Fabrication
- Torpedo level x2
- Angle finder
- 6” speed square
- Framing square
- Combination square
- Half rounded bastard file
- F clamps x2
WEL 1013/1014
Oxy Fuel Cutting/Plasma
- Crescent wrench set
- Striker
- Cutting glasses/goggles (shades #3-#6)
- Tip cleaners
- Face shield (clear)
- Add 1 dark #5 replacement cover lens.
WEL 1025/2001/2003/2004/2027
Gas Metal Arc Welding/Flux Cored Arc Welding
- Mig gloves
- Mig pliers (Welpers)
WEL 1024/2024
Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
- Tig gloves
- Cordless drill (optional)
View the catalog for courses and program requirements.
Welding Technology
Aluminum Welding
AWS Skills
Basic Welding
Gas Tungsten Arc/Gas Metal Arc (TIG/MIG)
Shielded Metal Arc (Stick)
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Meet the Faculty
Faculty
Tyler Wunsch
Tyler Wunsch has been a Welding Faculty Member at MCC since 2019. An alumnus of MCC, he earned his Shielded Metal Arc Certificate while still in high school and later completed his associate’s degree in 2018. Since 2017, Tyler has worked as a foreman, crew leader, and fabricator at Buchanan Welding, continuing his role during summers while teaching at MCC. Additionally, Tyler is a Certified Welding Inspector (CWI).
Faculty
Zach Evans
Zach began teaching full-time as a welding instructor in the spring of 2025 and has worked in various shops as a welder since 2018. He attended MCC in 2019 and graduated in 2021 with an Associate of Applied Science with a major in Welding Technology.
Zach lives in Logan County with his wife and dog. He loves hunting, fishing, and adventures.