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It’s midnight at a community college in Oregon. \u00a0The classroom is brightly lit, and the students are up and about and… welding?<\/p>\n

Thanks to a new series of “graveyard” welding classes, this has become a regular feature of several area colleges.<\/p>\n

In the Midnight Hour<\/strong><\/p>\n

By David Moltz
\nDecember 9, 2009<\/p>\n

Midnight classes, once a quirky scheduling option available at only a few institutions, are gaining currency at a growing number of community colleges as student demand for specific courses increases and available classroom space for those courses decreases.<\/p>\n

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Photo: Carl Graham \/ Clackamas Community College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Though it is unclear which institutions pioneered the idea, Clackamas Community College, in Oregon, began offering what became known as \u201cgraveyard welding classes,\u201d lasting from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., two nights a week last spring.<\/p>\n

The classes were so popular that the college expanded them to four nights a week this fall, and students can now take five different welding courses during the \u201cgraveyard shift,\u201d ranging from an introductory section to those focusing on specialized projects.<\/p>\n

John Phelps, one of two adjunct welding instructors who lead the late-night courses, said the college\u2019s experiment with these sections was a matter of necessity.<\/p>\n

Even with some welding sections available on the weekends, he said, the college reached its capacity for these courses last fall and was forced to turn away a number of students.<\/p>\n

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