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Vocational/Technical Schools

These schools focus on providing hands-on training and practical skills in specific trades and technical fields. They offer specialized programs in nondestructive testing (NDT) that equip students with the necessary skills to perform various NDT methods.

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​​​Advanced Technology Testing and Research
27/134 Springvale Rd., P.O. Box 286, Springvale, Victoria 3171, Australia; Contact: Gary Martin; Phone: 61 3 9574 6144; Fax: 61 3 9574 6133; Website: www.attar.com.au
Offers a number of courses designed to meet the requirements of AS 3998-2002 and ISO 9712:1999; courses meet or exceed SNT-TC-1A and NAS 410.

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American Aerospace Technical Academy
117 E. Colorado Blvd, Suite 600, Pasadena, CA 91105; Contact: John Stewart; Phone: (209) 482-0801; Website: www.aatatraining.org
A Non-Profit 501C3. AATA's, main campus is located at California State University Los Angeles AATA courses can lead to a BS in Industrial Technology at CSULA. In addition, we are an approved Apprenticeship for NDT training. Federally approved by the Department of Labor and by the Department of Apprenticeship Standards.

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American Institute of Nondestructive Testing
8055 Industrial Park Road, Baxter, MN 56425; Contact: Donald Booth; Phone: (218) 270-3182; Fax: (218) 270-3184; Website: www.trainingndt.com
The American Institute of Nondestructive Testing (AINDT) offers corporate NDT training, and is also a Licensed Private Career School offering a “Nondestructive Testing Technologies” certificate program. AINDT offers online NDT training, as well as traditional classroom training at its 6400 Sq. Ft training facility in Baxter, MN in the following methods: UT, RT, MT, PT, VT, and 40 hour Radiation Safety. All courses meet or exceed criteria specified in the most current ASNT Recommended Practice No. SNT-TC-1A and ASNT Standard Topical Outlines for Qualification of Nondestructive Testing Personnel (ANSI/ASNT CP-105).

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Atlas API Training
6650 Howe St., Groves, TX 77619; Contact: Hannon McLeod; Phone: (409) 527-2699; Fax: (409) 293-3600; Website: atlasapitraining.com
Online level I and II courses in MT, PT, VT, UT, RT, and Film Interpretation with course material that meets or exceeds SNT-TC-1A. Atlas offers CWI and API preparation courses for the certification exams. We also offer an AWS approved CWI and SCWI 80 hour 9-year renewal course and all of our courses are approved for professional development or training hours by the AWS.

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Australian Institute for Non Destructive Testing
Unit 10, Level 4, 70 Racecourse Rd., North Melbourne, Victoria 3051, Australia; Contact: Phone: 61 3 9328 8831; Fax: 61 3 9328 8787; Website: www.aindt.com.au

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BKS Institute
Ground Floor, No. 8, 3rd Alley, Kooye Nasr (Gisha Ave.), Tehran 1413696534, Iran; Contact: Siamak Biglari; Phone: 98 21 8824-5690; Fax: 98 21 8863-3719; Website: www.bksco.ir
Offers a number of courses designed to meet SNT-TC-1A requirements in LT, MT, PT, RT, UT and VT. Also offers courses in ASME code on welding and NDT requirements. Students must meet prerequisite requirements to enroll in the courses; since 1997.

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Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County
3201 Rockwell Ave., Scranton, PA 18508; Contact: Francis Brieden; Phone: (570) 346-8471; Fax: (570) 342-4251; Website: https://www.ctclc.edu/
Offers fundamentals of MT, PT and UT.

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Chattahoochee Technical College
5198 Ross Rd., Acworth, GA 30102; Contact: Brenda White, Dean; Phone: (770) 975-4108; Website: https://www.chattahoocheetech.edu/
Classroom and practical instruction held on campus includes ET (50 h), MT (40 h), PT (40 h), RT (100 h), UT (100 h), VT (40 h), industrial safety (30 h) and radiation safety (50 h) courses. Certificate program (2 qtrs. in length). 40 students per year. Since 2008.

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Clover Park Technical College
4500 Steilacoom Blvd. SW, Lakewood, WA 98499-4004; Contact: Claire Korschinowski; Phone: (253) 589-5516; Fax: (253) 589-5637; Website: www.cptc.edu
Courses offered include RT, UT, ET, MT, PT, VT, metallurgy, NDT physics, NDT math, manufacturing processes, blueprint reading, NDT welding, emphasis on report writing and adherence to codes/specifications, NDT composites. An AAS-T degree is awarded upon successful completion of the program or certificate options are offered for individual methods.

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Commercial Divers International
4055 S. Sarival Ave., Goodyear, AZ 85338; Contact: Admissions Department; Phone: Phone: (623) 882-3483; Website: www.divecdi.com
Classroom and practical instruction leading to testing certificates in UT Level II and MT Level II.

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​Divers Academy International
Lakeside Business Park, 1500 Liberty Place, Erial, NJ 08081; Contact: Tamara Brown; Phone: (856) 966-1871; Fax: (856) 541-4355; Website: www.diversacademy.com
Offers Level I and II courses.

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Divers Institute of Technology
4315 11th Avenue N.W., P.O. Box 70667, Seattle, WA 98107; Contact: Phone: (800) 634-8377; Website:
NDT supplements underwater inspection program; UT 72 h (Level II); PT 18 h (Level II); MT 30 h (Level II); diplom diploma:  Website:  https://www.diversinstitute.edu​

Durham College
2000 Simcoe St. N., Oshawa, ON L1H 7K4, Canada; Contact: Katy Zaidman; Phone: (905) 721-3111 X3151; Fax: (905) 721-3113; Website: www.durhamcollege.ca
Offers a two-year mechanical engineer technician (NDT) diploma. Program of studies includes 56 h courses in ET, MT, PT, RT and UT.

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Equipment Reliability Institute (ERI)
1520 Santa Rosa Ave., Santa Barbara, CA 93109; Contact: Wayne Tustin; Phone: (805) 564-1260; Fax: (805) 966-7875; Website: www.equipment-reliability.com OR www.vibrationandshock.com
Special emphasis on how materials are stressed to prove the reliability and durability of equipment made from those materials.

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Great Bay Community College
5 Milton Road, Unit #32, Rochester, NH 03867; Contact: Debra Mattson; Phone: (603) 427-7732; Fax: (603) 559-1523; Website: www.greatbay.edu
Offers courses in LT and Introduction to NDT courses.

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Hannibal Area Vocational & Technical School
4550 McMasters Ave., Hannibal, MO 63401; Contact: Bobby Wilson; Phone: (573) 221-4430; Fax: (573) 221-7971;

Harvard H. Ellis Technical High School
613 Upper Maple St., Danielson, CT 06239; Contact: Phone: (860) 774-8511; Fax: (860) 779-1563; Website: www.cttech.org/ellis/
NDT supplements aircraft maintenance technology; MT, PT, VT 20 h each; diploma; 40 students per year; since 1940.

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Hobart Institute of Welding Technology
400 Trade Square E., Troy, OH 45373; Contact: Terre Bailey; Phone: (800) 332-9448 X5300; Fax: (937) 332-5200; Website: www.welding.org
Offers courses on fundamentals of VT, arc welding and quality control, MT and PT, and other courses in welding.

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Ideh Azma Iranian International Co. (IAI Co.)
Unit 10, 4th Floor, No. 9, Mirzahassani Alley, Ghaem magham Ave., Dr. Beheshti St., Tehran , Iran; Contact: Amir Ghasemi; Phone: 009821 88559834OR 009891 25214542; Website: www.idehazma.ir
Offers advanced NDT and inspection courses for employers around the world. Services offered: NDT procedure preparation, Level I and II training courses according to SNT-TC-1A, ASNT NDT Level III refresher courses for ASNT NDT Level III examinations around the world, and technical inspection for industrial products that are the result of welding, casting, forging, biomaterial, heat treatment, etc. Courses conducted by one of Iran’s leading NDT practitioners, Amir Ghasemi, ISO 9712 and ASNT NDT Level III.

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Inspection Consultants International Philippines, Inc.
93-1A Gordon Ave., New Kalake, Olongapo City 2200, Phillipines; Contact: Tom O'Connor; Phone: 63 47 223-6176; Fax: 63 47 223-6175; Website: ici-philippines.com
Offers MT, PT, RT, UT and VT courses and specialized courses in rigging and crane testing.

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Lee College
Continuing Education Department, Rundell Hall, Room 114A, P.O. Box 818, Baytown, TX 77522; Contact: Website: www.lee.edu/ce

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Middle East Industrial Training Institute
P.O. Box 33229, Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates; Contact: Phone: 971 2 5827445; Fax: 971 2 5827445; Website: www.meiti-uae.com
Offers classroom and laboratory courses to all industrial sectors for Levels I and II and refresher Level III in ET, MT, PT, RT, UT, VT, and radiation safety and film interpretation. Certified programs for welders, fitters, supervisors and inspectors in accordance to AWS and other standards. Specialized training for shipbuilding and repair. Technical support services and consulting.

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Minneapolis Community and Technical College
Aviation Training Center, 10100 Flying Cloud Dr., Eden Prairie, MN 55347; Contact: George Hoxie; Phone: (952) 826-2454; Website: www.minneapolis.edu

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National University Polytechnic Institute
3570 Aero Ct., San Diego, CA 92123; Contact: Phone: (800) 432-3483; Fax: (858) 309-3510; Website: www.nupolytech.org
Offers an eight month certificate program in Marine Technology, which includes a specialty in Non-Destructive Testing. The specialty includes curriculum designated to meet the recommendations set forth in SNT-TC 1A in Magnetic Particle Testing Levels I and II (32 h), Liquid Penetrant Testing Levels I and II (32 h), Ultrasonic Testing Level I (64 h), Ultrasonic Testing Level II (64 h), and Visual Testing Levels I and II (64 h).

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NDE Institute
116 E Main Street, Suite 201, Rock Hill, SC 29730; Contact: Robyn Fryer; Phone: (803) 327-9700; Website: www.ndeinstitute.com
NDE Institute offers training in MT, VT, UT, RT, PT, radiation safety, welding inspection, and metallurgy. The courses are online with an in-person training portion. Training is done both off-site and on-site. Courses are conducted by Jarrus Mitchell, CWI, MSI. ASNT Level III.

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NDE Institute of Trinidad Ltd
15 Robertson Street, Les Efforts East, San Fernando , Trinidad & Tobago; Contact: Phone: (868) 653-9343; Fax: (868) 657-6572; Website: www.learnndt.com
Offer NDT training in the following: Level I and II training in PT, MT, UT, RT, Film Interpretation, Thickness Gauging and Thermal Infrared.

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NDT Consultancy Services, Inc.
11210 Steeplecrest Dr., Ste. 370, Houston, TX 77065; Contact: Suryabhan Prasad; Phone: (832) 237-2800; Fax: (832) 237-2800; Website: www.ndtcs.com
Licensed TWC Career Schools and Colleges (S4926), offering online NDT training  as well as traditional classroom NDT Level I and II training in MT, ML, PT, VT,​ ​ UT, RT, and ET per SNT-TC-1A .

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NDT Training & Testing Center
7303 Windfern Rd., Ste. 300, Houston, TX 77040; Contact: Paul T. Marks; Phone: (713) 849-4006; Fax: (713) 849-4008; Website: www.ndt-training.org
Classroom and practical instruction in the following methods are regularly held on campus: Level I and II courses in MT, PT, RT including film interpretation, UT including fundamentals of phased array, and VT. Coursework offered online includes MT, PT, UT, VT and film interpretation. In certain circumstances, courses can be held onsite at company locations. All course material meets or exceeds SNT-TC-1A. Specialized courses are also offered to assist technicians to prepare for CWI and API certification exams.

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Nik Sanjesh Parsian Co.
Unit 2, No. 201, Mortazavi intersection, Jeihoon St., Azadi St., Tehran , Iran; Contact: Ali Sadooghi; Phone: 009821 66369604OR 009891 25125681; Website: www.niksanjesh.com
Offers classroom and laboratory courses to all industrial sectors for Levels I and II and refresher Level III for employers around the world. Services offered: Level I and II training courses designed to meet SNT-TC-1A requirements. Courses conducted by Ali Sadooghi, ASNT NDT Level III.

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Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
2740 W. Mason St., P.O. Box 19042, Green Bay, WI 54307-9042; Contact: Gary L. Morgan, Dean; Phone: (920) 498-5400; Website: www.nwtc.edu
Specific programs in NDT, precision inspection and quality assurance; ET 60 h; MT 61 h; PT 51 h; RT 80 h; UT 108 h; diploma, AAS; 32 students per year; since 1979.

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Nova Scotia Community College
Institute of Technology Campus, P.O. Box 220, Halifax, NS B3J 3C4, Canada; Contact: Phone: (866) 679-6722; Fax: (866) 329-6722; Website: www.nscc.ca

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Ocean Corporation
10840 Rockley Rd., Houston, TX 77099; Contact: Don Fast; Phone: (800) 321-0298; Fax: (281) 530-9143; Website: www.oceancorp.com
Offers a one academic year program in NDT that includes the following: Level I and II training in ET, MT, PT, RT, UT, VT and radiation safety (40 h approved by the state of Texas).

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Ridgewater College, Hutchinson Campus
2 Century Ave. S.E., Hutchinson, MN 55350; Contact: Mike Mullan; Phone: (800) 222-4424; Fax: (320) 234-0271; Website: www.ridgewater.edu
Courses offered include AE, ET, LT, MT, PT, RT, UT, VT, blueprint reading, metallurgy, NDT welding, applied NDT physics, isotope and radiation safety, report writing and codes/specifications. Completion of program results in an AAS degree, with the option of an NDT diploma, an aviation maintenance diploma or certificate options.

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Son Set Consultants Training, LLC
7679 N. 140th E. Ave., Owasso, OK 74055; Contact: Rick Gaffney; Phone: (918) 633-0740; Website: www.weld-procedure.com
State of Oklahoma private vocational school that teaches Certified Weld Inspector (AWS CWI) exam preparation classes. Training is totally online and fully prepares each student for all three parts (A/B & C) of the CWI exam. We are also approved by the AWS to provide the 80 PDH training for CWI or SCWI nine-year renewal. Training includes everything the student needs with exception of a Code Book. We offer both API 1104 (current edition) code book training and AWS D1.1 (current edition) code book training.

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South Louisiana Community College
T.H. Harris Campus, 6165 South I-49 Services Road, Opelousas, LA 70570; Contact: Steven Hicks, Instructors; Phone: (337) 948-0244; Fax: (337) 948-0243; Website: www.solacc.edu
Offers courses in MT, PT, RT, UT and VT.

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Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
1301 16th Ave. N.W., Calgary, Alberta T2M 0L4, Canada; Contact: Phone: (403) 210-4313; Fax: (403) 284-7178; Website: www.sait.ca
Courses offered in ET, MT, PT, RT, UT, engineering materials and radiation safety. Accredited test center for CGSB certification in both theory and practical exams. Also offers two-day workshops in ET, RT and UT; one-day workshops offered in MT and PT.

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Special Inspections Institute
610 East Seventh Street, Charlotte, NC 28202; Contact: Phone: (855) 266-9600; Website: www.ndeinstitute.com
Offering a six-month certificate program in the following nondestructive testing (NDT) methods (Level I and Level II): Liquid Penetrant Testing (PT), Magnetic Particle Testing (MT), Radiographic Testing (RT) and Ultrasonic Testing (UT). Courses meet or exceed SNT-TC-1A.

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SQS Institute of NDT
No. 95, Palakkarai Main Road, Tiruchi 620 001, Tamilnadu , India; Contact: S. Prakash; Phone: 91 944 3922723OR 91 996 2070098 (Chennai); Website: www.sqsndt.in
Offers NDT Level I and II (MT, PT, RT, UT and VT) and Radiographic Film Interpretation training and certification, starting with historical background of ASME, ASNT and other NDT methods and preparatory course for ASNT NDT Level III (Basic, MT, PT, RT, UT and VT), AWS and CSWIP (with weld plate and pipe replicas demonstration) examinations.

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TCR Engineering Services
Plot No. EL-182, MIDC-TTC, Electronic Zone, Behind Nelco, Mhape, Navi Mumbai-400 710, Maharashtra , India; Contact: Rohit Bafna; Phone: 91 22 67380900 99; Fax: 91 22 27612044; Website: www.tcreng.com
Founded in 1973, TCR conducts training and certification in accordance to SNT-TC-1A in RT, ET, VT, LT, UT, MT and PT. The training facility is equipped with latest equipments and instructors have strong onsite field experiences. Specialized training programs are also offered in time of flight diffraction, phased array, ultrasonic testing of welds to API RP2X, in-situ metallography, metallurgy for the non-metallurgist, as well as preparatory courses for AWS and CSWIP examinations. Custom training programs can also be created to adapt to given project requirements.

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Technology Training, Inc.
3887 State St., Ste. 210, Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Contact: Phone: (866) 884-4338; Fax: (805) 715-2650; Website: www.ttiedu.com
Specialist certificate programs in environmental engineering, dynamic testing, climatic testing, metrology, design development, project scheduling, signal processing and electromagnetic theory and testing. Distance learning or on-site.

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Three Rivers Community College
574 New London Turnpike, Norwich, CT 06360; Contact: Harry Ogden; Phone: (860) 885-2371; Website: www.trctc.commnet.edu

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Tolles
7877 US Highway 42 South, Plain City, OH 43064; Contact: Cindy Zeallear; Phone: (614) 873-4666 ext. 4248;
Learn the basic techniques of shielded metal arc welding (stick), MIG, and TIG, as well as burning and cutting techniques from an AWS certified welder.

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Trident Technical College Division of Continuing Education and Economic Development
7000 Rivers Ave., North Charleston, SC 29406; Contact: Deseret Scharett; Phone: (843) 574-6177; Website: http://www.tridenttech.edu/ce

Training courses are offered in the new state-of-the-art South Carolina Aeronautical Training Center at Trident Technical College in Charleston, South Carolina. Trident Tech Continuing Education offers NDE courses in Eddy Current, NDE Introduction, Liquid Penetrant, Magnetic Particle, Radiation Safety, Radiography, Ultrasound (Conventional), Ultrasound (Phased Array) and Visual Inspection.

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Trinity Institute of NDT Technology
Plot No. V-22a, 2nd stage, Peenya Industrial Estate, Bangalore, Karnataka 560 058, India; Contact: Ravi Kumar T./ Shiva Kumar R.; Phone: 91 98441 29439OR 91 99009 29439; Fax: 080 283 66466; Website: www.trinityndt.com
Trinity NDT is an ISO 9001:2008 certified Institute, offers NDT Level I, II, and refresher Level III courses designed to meet SNT-TC-1A requirements in ET, MT, PT, RT, UT and VT and Welding Inspector Certification courses.

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TWI, Ltd.
Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge CB1 6AL, England; Contact: Phone: 44 1223 899000; Fax: 44 1223 892588; Website: www.twi.co.uk
Offers courses in ET, MT, RT and UT. A comprehensive program of short intensive courses is available. Special training courses can also be arranged and held on-site in England or overseas.

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Warrior-2-Inspector
2201 N. Gemini Dr., Ste. 136, Flagstaff, AZ 86001; Contact: Phone: (928) 220-0022; Website: www.war2in.org
Providing training, experience, and examination in magnetic particle testing, ultrasonic thickness testing, ultrasonic shear-wave testing, phased array ultrasonic testing, corrosion mapping scanners, corrosion detection, mitigation and prevention, welding inspection, and high strength bolting inspection. Industry specific training includes oil and gas, pipeline, petrochemical, and structural industries. Focus includes a solid fundamental foundation for conventional and advanced NDT throughout Level I and II formal, simulation, hands-on training, and structured OJT. All training meets the training syllabus of ASNT CP-105 and is in compliance with ANSI/ASNT CP-189. Training fulfills all qualification and certification requirements. National exam preparation for AWS-CWI, API-QUTE/QUSE, ICC-SSW, HSB.

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Welder Training and Testing Institute
1144 N. Graham St., Allentown, PA 18109; Contact: Michael Wiswesser; Phone: (610) 820-9551; Fax: (610) 820-0271; Website: www.welderinstitute.com
Diploma programs in welding offered with AWS, ASME, API and MIL-STD certification. Job placement services available and financial aid available for those who qualify. MT, PT, UT and VT courses offered.

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