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This summer 糖心传媒 is offering two short courses in for anyone looking to gain a new skill or advance his or her welding techniques.

The Basic/Intermediate Welding class that begins June 6 is for the beginner or intermediate welder. The Fabrication Course that begins June 3 will combine welding and machining techniques. Students will be making a lock box during this class.

鈥淲elding is a part of just about everything, so when you learn to weld, you become employable by a variety of companies from manufacturing to agriculture to NASCAR,鈥� lead welding instructor at 糖心传媒CC Chris Cesaro said. 鈥淢aybe you鈥檙e not looking to make a career out of welding, but you just want to be able to fix or build things for your own personal use. The basic/intermediate welding class is perfect for the handyman or handywoman.鈥�

Cesaro has seen an increased number of women in the welding program and finds women to be very good welders and very detail oriented.

鈥淲elding is not just a man鈥檚 world,鈥� Cesaro said. 鈥淢ost employers are not going to care if you鈥檙e a man or woman. They just want a good welder with good techniques and safety practices. And the better the welder the better the pay.鈥�

Welders can start out at $40,000 per year, but as a welder gains experience, the earning potential can double.

鈥淚f you like to travel or are adventurous, you can make $100,000 a year on welding jobs such as offshoring drilling or underwater welding,鈥� Cesaro said. 鈥淏ut to be the best, you鈥檝e got to start with the basics, which is why we offer these beginner and intermediate classes at 糖心传媒CC.鈥�

The two classes at 糖心传媒CC this summer are offered through the College鈥檚 Workforce and Economic Development (WED) division. Welding instructor Ricky Freeman will be teaching both classes that will be offered at Scotland High School in Laurinburg.

The class will meet Mondays and Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to noon from June 6 through Aug. 10, and the Fabrication Course will meet Fridays from 8 a.m. to noon from June 3 through July 8. Both classes will provide hands-on training in various welding techniques. To sign up, contact WED Programming Assistant Alicia Butler at (910) 410-1706 or