Ridgewater College has over 3,000 full-time
students at the two compuses located in Wilmar and Hutchinson,
Minnesota. Ridgewater College has been training nondestructive
testing technicians at its Hutchinson campus since 1972.
There are three major educational tracks available
in Nondestructive Testing: a two-year Associate of Applied Science
degree (77 credits), a two-year diploma (77 credits), and a
Nondestructive Testing for Aviation Maintenance diploma (51
credits). An Aviation Maintenance/Nondestructive Testing diploma
option is available to individuals who hold a valid A &
P license or have authorization to test for their A & P
license.