Welding

Meridian | 1st Session
Sedro-Woolley | 3rd Session

NCTA's Welding course takes place in an industry-based shop. Throughout the course students will learn hands-on skills in metal working.

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About Welding

Welding is an industry-based shop environment designed for the student who would like to develop a deeper understanding of metalworking as a foundation for continuing education or joining the job market. Students are trained in the basic skills of welding, cutting, shielded metal arc welding, gas metal and flux-cored arc welding, gas tungsten arc welding, and many other areas. Furthermore, this training includes blueprint reading, math, layout and fit-up, and fabrication through a wide variety of projects. (Meridian, 1st Session & Sedro-Woolley, 3rd Session) (Advanced 2nd year available to qualified students)

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Meet the Teacher

Nolan McNally & Kris Myrseth-Barrea

Nolan McNally, nmcnally@nwtech.k12.wa.us - Meridian
I have been a welder in the local industry since graduating from Bellingham Technical College in 2018. I have worked on aluminum boats, structural steel, public art projects, and now run my own business offering custom metal work to a wide range of clients. I get a great deal of personal satisfaction from building things. Metal work gives me a very tangible result from my labors, and I find that very rewarding. I have found teaching to be equally rewarding, as the daily progress my students make is just as tangible. I apply my ever growing, real world welding experience to the lessons in my classroom. My goal is to produce welders who have a realistic understanding of the trade, and a set of applicable skills for the industry.

Kris Myrseth-Barrea , kbarrea@nwtech.k12.wa.us - Sedro-Woolly
I started welding in 2011 at a small fabrication shop and graduated from the Bellingham Technical College welding program in 2017. I have experience welding truck frames, trailers, gates, fences, and other custom fabrication. I transitioned to teach here at NCTA to pursue my passion for helping teach future welders and tradespeople. Outside of school, I enjoy spending time with my wife and two dogs enjoying the beautiful PNW.

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Credits and Certifications

Upon successful completion of an NCTA course, students have the opportunity to earn high school and college credits, as well as industry-specific certifications. See below for the credits and certifications offered through our Welding course.

Earn High School Credit | Northwest Career and Technical Academy | Mount Vernon, WA

High School Credits

Year 1

1.0

Technical Math

1.0

Technical English

1.0

Occupational Ed.

year 2

1.0