High School Welding
Competition 2025
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Compete for Welding Scholarship Prizes!
Are you a high school senior interested in becoming a welder?
Midwest Technical Institute (MTI)’s High School Welding Competition is an annual, invite-only competition where you’ll compete to earn scholarship prizes to use toward completing your welding training at MTI. All welding experience levels are welcome.
Top scholarship prizes go to first, second, and third place. All participants in the welding competition will receive a $500 MTI scholarship!
When & where is the Welding Competition?
Missouri Regional Competition
- When: Saturday, February 22, 2025
- Where: MTI’s Springfield, MO campus located at 3600 S. Glenstone Outer Road, Springfield, MO 65804
Illinois Regional Competition
- When: Saturday, April 12, 2025
- Where: MTI’s East Peoria, IL campus located at 280 High Point Lane, East Peoria, IL 61611
What can I expect on the day of the High School Welding Competition?
- Registration begins at 7 a.m. and the competition will begin promptly at 8 a.m.
- You’ll complete a timed welding project that will be judged by a panel of MTI welding faculty and staff
- Your friends & family are invited to watch you compete and enjoy a day of excitment and fun
- There will be raffles for welding gear and other items donated by local vendors
- Food and/or beverages will be provided
- You and your guests are welcome to take a campus tour led by a High School Representative who can answer any questions you have about MTI & the enrollment process
- The competiton will conclude with an awards ceremony announcing the scholarship winner
MTI’s Welding Programs
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Welding
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Welding and Pipefitting
Note: Midwest Technical Institute, Inc. (MTI), together with its Delta Technical College (DTC) division are offering the Welding Competition Scholarship Program to promote ongoing commitment to skilled trade education. All scholarships awarded through the Welding Competition must be used at one of our MTI or DTC campus locations. Scholarships cannot be exchanged for cash. See official terms and conditions for details.
How Can MTI Change Your Life?
“Before I graduated MTI, I was making $14 an hour as a diesel mechanic. I had a daughter and my son was about to be born. After graduating, I found a job for $20 an hour which helped a lot. Shortly after, I found a job for $30 an hour TIG welding aluminum. I wouldn’t be able to provide for my family if I never went to the school.”
Terry
Welding Graduate
“Great paced classes. [I] learned a lot from my instructors during my 7-month [program] for welding. It feel[s] adequate enough to tackle the work force as a Journeyman Welder. I would encourage any serious people to attend and keep it up.”
Nick
Welding Graduate
“I chose MTI over any other trade school because I actually did my research on different schools…they just don’t want you to go there, they want you to succeed.”
Drew
Welding Graduate
“The instructors showed me the way things needed to be done. [MTI] really got my career going in welding. It definitely furthered my education on the trade.”
Kyler
Welding Graduate
“MTI allowed me to learn a skill that opens so many doors, especially if you're willing to travel. If I hadn’t gone to MTI I definitely wouldn’t be where I am now.”
Chase
Welding Graduate
“MTI helped me form a path in my career...[I love] to fabricate and being able to do that every day helps me enjoy my career.”
Christian
Welding Graduate
Accreditations
- Midwest Technical Institute (MTI) is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools & Colleges (ACCSC).
- MTI is approved by the U.S. Department of Education to participate in federally-funded financial aid programs.
- Midwest Technical Institute is approved by the Division of Private Business and Vocational Schools of the Illinois Board of Higher Education: 1 N. Old State Capitol Plaza, Suite 333, Springfield, IL 62701. For more info: www.ibhe.org
- Midwest Technical Institute is approved to operate by the Missouri Department of Higher Education.
- MTI is a member of the Commercial Vehicle Training Association (CVTA).
