Collaboration brings mobile welding lab to high school students

Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Business and Industry Services, 3M, ASTEC, and the Prairie du Chien School District joined forces to enhance learning. Recently, Prairie du Chien High School students had the opportunity to hone their welding skills inside the Southwest Tech Mobile Welding Lab, which was stationed at 3M. Students learned from Ed Anderson, Southwest Tech welding instructor, for a few hours on Jan. 24. The goal of the day was to allow students to explore welding as an option. The students performed basics welding skills during their time in the lab. The students, sophomores through seniors, who attended last week’s lab have completed one semester of welding and were starting the second semester.