Welding contest yields $41,500 in scholarships

Midwest Technical Institute's High School Welding Contest awards $41,500 in scholarships

The competition tasked high school seniors with a timed welding projects.

Welding contest yields $41,500 in scholarships

Midwest Technical Institute hosted its annual High School Welding Competition at its East Peoria campus this Saturday, with participants from 40 high schools.

Hanford West Students Given Opportunity To Explore Hands-on Careers Through Welding Pathway

HANFORD, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Hanford West Senior Edgar Ferrer walked us through the highlights of a barbeque grill on campus.  “This is a Santa Maria grill. We have a stainless steel grates with the Hanford West logo on there,” Ferrer explained. “We have doors where you can open it up, put charcoal in there.”  The entire thing was custom built by he and his classmates in the Welding Pathway.  The three years of courses are taught by teacher Bill…

Midwest Technical announces Welding Competition winners - IndMacDig

Midwest Technical Institute (MTI) held its 2025 Illinois Regional High School Welding Competition at its East Peoria campus. The 2025 competition in East Peoria awarded $41,500 in MTI scholarships to 66 high school seniors from the Peoria, Moline and Springfield areas. “The welding competition is an opportunity for motivated high school seniors to show off their skills and earn MTI scholarship funds to go toward training for their future career…