Tuition

Areas of instruction, tuition and fees for all Prime Welding Academy courses and seminars. Contact us for special offers, payment plans, and other inquiries: 346-352-4152.

Areas of Instruction, Tuition & Fees: Courses
ProgramProgram TitleWeeksHours
Lec / Lab / Ext / Total
Price
TI – 1 – 1001st Class Structural Plate Welder – Welding SMAW, GMAW, and FCAW on plate and fillet welds on pipe and box tubing.1810 / 350 / 00 / 360$9,500
TI – 1 – 200Structural Stick Welder – Welding on structural material using 6010 & 7018 welding rods.105 / 195 / 00 / 200$5,000
TI – 1 – 300Structural and Pipe Welder – MIG and Flux Core Welder.2310 / 450 / 00 / 460$16,000
TI – 1 – 400Combination Welder – Petrochemical Industries & Fabrication Shops – Welding GTAW (TIG) and SMAW (Stick) on Pipe.2310 / 450 / 00 / 460$17,500
TI – 2 – 100Combination Structural Fitter / 1F-4F 1st Class Welder – Introduction to Fitting / Welding SMAW, GMAW, and FCAW.1610 / 310 / 00 / 320$7,500
*TI – 2 – 200Combination Structural Fitter / 1G-4G 1st Class Structural Welder – Fitting and Welding GMAW and FCAW.1624 / 296 / 00 / 320$7,500
**TI – 2 – 300Combination Structural Fitter / 6G 1st Class Structural Pipe Welder – Fitting / QC work / Machine Operator / Welding FCAW on Structural Pipe.1624 / 296 / 00 / 320$7,500

* TI – 2 – 200: prerequisite course TI – 2 – 100 required.
** TI – 2 – 300: prerequisite courses TI – 2 – 100 and TI – 2 – 200 required.

Areas of Instruction, Tuition & Fees: Welding Seminars
ProgramProgram TitleWeeksHours
Lec / Lab / Ext / Total
Price
TI – Seminar – 100Stick Structural Welder11 / 39 / 00 / 40$1,750
TI – Seminar – 2001G – 4G Plate MIG and Flux Core – Welding MIG and Flux Core on Plate11 / 39 / 00 / 40$2,000
TI – Seminar – 3001G – 4G Plate Flux Core Only21 / 79 / 00 / 80$3,500
TI – Seminar – 4002G, 5G and 6G Pressure Vessel – 40 Hrs. Pipe Welder with MIG and Flux11 / 39 / 00 / 40$2,250
TI – Seminar – 5002G, 5G and 6G Pressure Vessel – 80 Hrs. Pipe Welder with MIG and Flux21 / 79 / 00 / 80$4,500
TI – Seminar – 600Carbon Steel TIG Welder (GTAW) 40 hr – Welding 2” Sch. 10 & 40 and 5” Sch. 4012 / 38 / 00 / 40$2,250
TI – Seminar – 700Carbon Steel TIG Welder (GTAW) 80 hr – Welding 2” Sch. 10 & 40 and 5” Sch. 8022 / 78 / 00 / 80$4,500
TI – Seminar – 800Specialty Stainless Steel TIG Welder (GTAW)12 / 38 / 00 / 40$5,500
TI – Seminar – 900Carbon Steel Stick Welder on Pipe12 / 38 / 00 / 40$4,500

All welding seminars are also offered as night classes Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm. Weekend classes are Saturdays and Sundays from 8:00am to 4:30pm, only when offered. If a student opts to attend night or weekend classes/seminars, please be advised the length of the course will change to accommodate hours of completion.

Areas of Instruction, Tuition & Fees: NDT Seminars
ProgramProgram TitleLengthHours
Lec / Lab / Ext / Total
Price
NDT – Seminar – 100Visual Testing (VT) Level I & II1 Weekend16 / 8 / 00 / 24$1,100
NDT – Seminar – 200Penetrant Testing (PT) Level I & II1 Weekend16 / 8 / 00 / 24$1,100
NDT – Seminar – 300Magnetic Testing (MT) Level I & II2 Weekends20 / 12 / 00 / 32$1,350
NDT – Seminar – 400Ultrasonic Testing (UT) Level I2 Weekends32 / 8 / 00 / 40$1,575
NDT – Seminar – 500Ultrasonic Testing (UT) Level II2 Weekends32 / 8 / 00 / 40$1,575
NDT – Seminar – 600RT Film Interpretation2 Weekends32 / 8 / 00 / 40$1,575

NDT seminars are held on weekends.