Welding Technology

Train here. Go anywhere. When you study welding at Butler, you train under an AWS certified welding instructor and use state-of-the-art welding equipment. This high-wage, in-demand technical career sets you up for a ton of hot jobs in the area, but our grads have also been hired for the oil fields in Texas and North Dakota, and a ship-building plant in South Carolina.

Employers are knocking on our doors asking for graduates. Earn a nine-month certificate or get a two-year degree and head off to work. If you get your two-year degree, you may obtain just the edge you need to move even farther up the work-force ladder.

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Are you a current high school student?

You may be able to get a head start on your welding degree by taking afternoon welding classes at Butler of El Dorado while you are still attending high school. For more details, check out our Jump Start Welding Program.

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UTLX, a proud Butler partner

All Butler welding AAS graduates and one-year welding certificate recipients are guaranteed a job interview with Union Tank Car Company (UTLX). UTLX has a location in El Dorado, Kan. that focuses on tank car manufacturing and repair. Since 1891, Union Tank Car Company, along with its Canadian affiliate Procor, has provided high-quality equipment and comprehensive tank car services to customers throughout North America. Union Tank Car Company is known for tank car leasing, manufacturing and repair operations.

Estimated Tuition for Welding Technology: $9,300**

**This includes two years of tuition and student fees based on being a Kansas Resident and taking 65 credit hours. Registration fee of $15 each semester not included. Technology Access Charge not included. Housing and meal plans not included. Fees may vary depending on specific electives.

ICYMI: Welding is Eligible for the Kansas Promise Scholarship + Butler Advantage

Kicking off 2021, students qualifying for the Kansas Promise Scholarship can now go after their two-year welding technology degree and have their costs for tuition, fees and books paid for by the state. That’s right – tuition, fees and books at no out-of-pocket cost. This revolutionary $10 million program only gets better with the Butler Advantage – quality welding education respected by employers. Get the Butler Advantage! Visit our Kansas Promise Act webpage to review scholarship qualifications, learn about the application process, and check out other eligible programs.