Central Carolina Technical student places at 37th-Annual Welding Skills Competition

FROM STAFF REPORTS

Sam DuBose, Jesus Diaz and Brandon Yeager, all Central Carolina Technical College welding students, competed April 18 and 19 in the South Carolina Technical System's 37th-Annual Welding Skills Competition at Horry Georgetown Technical College.

Ten South Carolina technical colleges competed in six categories: CCTC, Piedmont Technical College, Midlands Technical College, Tri-county Technical College, Spartanburg Community College, Florence Darlington Technical College, Greenville Technical College, Horry Georgetown Technical College, York Technical College and Aiken Technical College.

Yeager, a second-year advanced pipe welding student, placed second in category six, which was 3-inch schedule 40 stainless steel pipe welded with the Gas Tungsten Arc Weld process. Yeager also received an academic program award in advanced pipe welding at CCTC's annual Awards Convocation.

"The welding competition prepares students to work under pressure, complete tasks in a strict time frame and apply the skills they learned in the welding program. We are extremely proud of the performance of the CCTC students during this year's competition. Their hard work and dedication to the profession was evident," CCTC pipe welding instructor Lucas Bishop said in a news release.

For additional information on CCTC's welding program, contact Axel Reis at (803) 778-7863 or visit cctech.edu/program-of-study/welding-certificate-weld/.