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Open Line ON DEMAND – Norris City Chamber of Commerce – Simmons Welding Repair and Fab PLUS Zach Oxford

Tuesday, February 10 by Jc Tinsley

In this episode of Open Line ON DEMAND, Jc visits with Jaxen Simmons, an NCOE Senior running his own business when he's not winning welding competitions and awards on the basketball court. From the Norris City Chamber, we catch up with Zach Oxford for... Read More.

SIC Students Participate in Welding Competition

Friday, March 21 by Nicole Behnke

Southeastern Illinois College welding student Jaxen Simmons, a dual credit student from Norris City Omaha Enfield High School, took first place in the student division at the 2025 Welding Competition sponsored by NIX Industries and hosted by the Southern Indiana Career & Technical Center... Read More.

SIC Welding Program in Carmi Receives Donation from Nix Industrial

Thursday, December 19 by Nicole Behnke

The Southeastern Illinois College Welding Program recently received a donation of a ½-inch steel plate from Corey Wilzbacher, Heavy Industrial Specialist at Nix Industrial, based in Poseyville, Indiana. The plate will be used as practice testing material for welding students at SIC’s Carmi location... Read More.

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Local Artist and SIC Welding Instructor Plan Joint Project

Thursday, April 1 by WROY/WRUL Staff

HARRISBURG, Ill. (April 1, 2021) -- When local artist Hayley Kotner’s downtown Harrisburg butterfly painting on a building was whitewashed for a historical mural to be painted, the artist, a Southeastern Illinois College graduate, was both surprised and saddened, but she is working with SIC... Read More.

SIC students win top school in welding competition

Wednesday, February 21 by Jc Tinsley

Southeastern Illinois College welding students attended and brought home awards from the 10th annual David Nuckols Memorial Welding Competition on Friday, Feb. 9 at Gray Wolf Industrial in Owensboro, Kentucky. SIC accepts the award for #1 welding school at the David Nuckols Memorial Welding Competition.... Read More.

BWX Technologies Donates $6,000 to SIC Welding Program

Friday, January 5 by Jc Tinsley

BWX Technologies, Inc., last month announced a donation to the SIC welding department for $6,000. Pictured (l-r) are Bryan Davenport, SIC student from Galatia; Pace Young, SIC student from Enfield; Bobby Lewis, Training Manager at BWXT; Dr. Jonah Rice, SIC President; Jake Gill,... Read More.

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Winget places first at RLC Welding Contest, $13k given in Academic Awards‏

Monday, April 11 by Jc Tinsley

Forty-one local high school students competed in Rend Lake College's 2016 Welding Contest Friday morning, with ten scoring high enough to receive prizes. A total of $13,000 in Academic Awards was given to the top students to attend RLC's program in the Fall 2016 and... Read More.

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