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Welding class with professor and two students

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Skilled Trades, A.A.S. (SKTR)

Philadelphia Works’ Good Job Challenge Provides Training to 40 Entry-Level Welders Tuition-Free:

Enrolling Now for May 2025
Classes are Friday and Saturdays 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
May 30, 2025 – September 17, 2025

Delaware County Community College will train up to 40 students to become entry-level welders at no cost through the Collegiate Consortium for Workforce and Economic Development, which has been awarded $296,987 from the Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce in support of the Philadelphia Works’ Good Jobs Challenge in Southeastern PA.

Employment opportunities for qualified welders are significant, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Welders are especially in demand in Southeastern PA, with the region’s economic reliance on shipping and shipbuilding, the aircraft industry, manufacturing and more.

No college degree or previous training is required to participate in Philadelphia Works’ Good Jobs Challenge opportunities, which are designed to help drive economic growth and disrupt chronic multigenerational poverty across the region. The free, no-cost training began at DCCC’s Marple Campus January 20, 2025, and courses begin again in May.

For more information, contact Jane Schurman, Grant Manager jschurman@dccc.edu or 610-723-6304.