# Best place to get a welding degree?

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**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [May 20, 2009, 4:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-place-to-get-a-welding-degree/244269 "2009-05-20T16:39:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hooked\_on\_240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Hooked\_on\_240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hooked_on_240)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2009, 11:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-place-to-get-a-welding-degree/244269/19 "2009-05-23T11:23:42Z")

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> [@Corn Maze near The Track?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/corn-maze-near-the-track/18414/2):
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> :haha
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> :rofl
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> :rofl :Idiots

Yup, this makes perfect sense. :Idiots.

> [@vw=sti w/ mods](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/vw-sti-w-mods/17672/59):
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> First ask yourself what you plan to do with the welding knowledge you will learn.
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> Looking for knowledge to become a better welder? Looking to get a small fabrication welding job? Are you planning DOT or structural work? Submerged arc desire?
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> I say this because depending on what you want to do, there’s different plans of attack. If you’re just looking to become a better welder, or even just get a small time fabrication job…forget getting a degree. Take the money you’d otherwise spend and go buy a GOOD welding setup. Teach yourself, or buy books/videos/read. If you’re so up to throwing money for lesson, beg me and I’ll teach you for a fee :lol
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> Point is unless you’re going for a full on contract welding career going to “school” for welding is not the best approach. I agree with Hank…Modern is a waste.
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> I’m a trained and AWS certified structural welder/weld inspector, but HATE contract welding. Hate it. So I do what I do now with the knowledge I gained but alot of what I learned I don’t apply to my work(not necessary) and as such it was money that could have been spent better.
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> Just food for thought.

I was thinking the exact same, job wise. I should of just came down to hunts and bugged you. or walked to hanks and jumped on his tig and did my exhaust already ☹

you and hank are pretty much the only “pros” on here… kinda figured id get b.s responses to a question i ask.

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