Prices (with travel & expenses) for Industrial Welding Classes:
Prices are compared as "Per Student Hour" Expenses estimated at $123/day + $160 transportation
The following 1 to 4 day courses are examples of those offered to the industry:
Seminar-style class size can be up to 120, and schedules are theirs, not yours. *
NOTE: Prices have seen little change between 1992 and 2008!

COURSE NAME

LOCATION

DATES

DAYS

COST
Per student
Class / Travel

$ per
Student Hour

SME Tool and Die Welding

Nashville, TN

Apr 19-20, 1994

2

$695 / $406

$77

Detroit, MI

May 17-18, 1994

2

$695 / $406

$77

AWS D1.1 Code Clinic

24 Cities in:

TX,OR,AK,FL,
MN,MI,MO,
OH,WI,LA,PA,
GA,OK,NC,
CA &VA

 

1

$350 / $283

$79

AWS Welding Inspection Technology

  

3

$600 / $529

$47

AWS Visual Inspection Workshop

July 6, 1992

1

$350 / $283

$79

AWS Welding Structural Design

through

2

$500 / $406

$56

AWS Welding & Cutting Processes

Dec 11, 1992

3

$600 / $529

$47

AWS Welding Safety & Health

  

1

$350 / $283

$79

AWS NDT of Welds

  

3

$600 / $529

$47

University of Wisconsin-Madison

  

Quality Welds & How to Achieve Them

Madison, WI

Feb 1-3, 1995

3

$795 / $529

$55

Laser Cutting & Drilling

Madison, WI

Jan 23-25, 1995

3

$895 / $529

$59

Advanced Industrial Laser Welding

Madison, WI

Dec 5-7, 1994

3

$895 / $529

$59

Practical Application of Laser Material Processing

St. Paul, MN

Mar 28-31, 1995

4

$995 / $652

$51

AWS Contact Resistance Measurements for Resistance Welding

Detroit, MI

Nov 29, 1994

1

$385 / $283

$84

AWS Fundamentals of Resistance Welding System Calibration

Detroit, MI

Nov 30, 1994

1

$385 / $283

$84

AWS Weldment Design for Fracture Critical Members

Detroit, MI

Dec 1-2, 1994

2

$545 / $406

$59

RWMA Resistance Welding School

Northbrook, IL

Sep 16-17, 2002

2

$475 / $406

$55

RWMA Resistance Welding School

Nashville, TN

Apr 9-11, 2006

2

$475 / $406

$55

RWMA Emmet A. Craig
Resistance Welding School

Detroit, MI

Nov 29-30, 1994

2

$445 / $406

$53

Detroit, MI

Nov 31-Dec 1, ‘94

2

$445 / $406

$53

Edison Welding Institute
The Environment and the Joining Industry-Product Manufacture,
Pollution Prevention and Safety and Health

Columbus, OH

Oct 11-13, 1993

3

$575 / $529

$46

Update Technology classes are:
              Held in your plant,               Your tradesmen are not away from the plant….
              Smaller in size,                   Better attention given to individuals...
              When you need them.          Allows you to control the scheduling...
Travel and expenses are included, with the instructor driving 250 miles.
Flying 600 miles adds only $1 to $4 per student hour
Although many references above are old, UT’s prices shown are current as of 2008
*HOWEVER, for plants with just a few attendees, "Open Enrollment" classes are available @ $800/student

Update Technology

LOCATION

DATES

DAYS

COST
per student

$ per
Student Hour

2 classes, of 4 students each

Your Plant

Your schedule

4

$ 1470

$ 46

25 classes, of 4 students each

Your Plant

Your schedule

4

$ 1185

$ 37

8 classes, of 6 students each

Your Plant

Your schedule

4

$ 835

$ 26

12 classes, of 8 students each

Your Plant

Your schedule

4

$ 640

$ 20