JWCC and Workforce Innovation Board of Western Illinois are Offering an Accelerated Welding Certificate starting January 17

JWCC main campus building
December 20, 2022

JWCC and Workforce Innovation Board of Western Illinois are Offering an Accelerated Welding Certificate starting January 17

This spring accelerated welding program is two weeks shorter than our normal time frame.  Individuals will earn their welding certificate in just 14 weeks and be job ready.  Qualified individuals will receive funding for tuition, mileage, welding kits, books and internships paid for through WIOA.

If an applicant does not qualify for WIOA, financial aid assistance could be used.

Evening classes begin on January 17, at 4:30 p.m. For more information, please contact Kathryn McDaniel with Two Rivers Regional Council Workforce Development Office at 217-718-6359 or kmcdaniel@trrcopo.org.


John Wood Community College is the educational link between business and community. JWCC collaboratively creates innovative and relevant academic and training programs with business leaders to educate young people and the workforce for today's needs and tomorrow's opportunities. JWCC has centers in Quincy, Pittsfield, Baylis and Mt. Sterling, Illinois. Programs include a comprehensive baccalaureate transfer curriculum, customized business training, career/technical degrees, certificates, and personal enrichment courses.