This curriculum provides both hands-on training and a detailed knowledge base in the most prevalent welding and cutting processes used in industry today. Students will also become proficient with metalworking tools used in manufacturing and fabrication, learn to read technical drawings, develop basic hand drafting skills, and train for welding certification tests in structural plate and pressure pipe. Welding is a manual skill that takes many, many years to master. The welding certificate program provides a firm foundation of skills students will be able to build their career upon.
Curriculum
First Semester
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| SDV 100 - College Success Skills | 1 |
| WEL 120 - Introduction To Welding | 3 |
| WEL 123 - Arc Welding I | 3 |
| WEL 161 - Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW) | 3 |
| Subtotal | 10 |
Second Semester
Third Semester
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| WEL 126 - Pipe Welding I | 3-4 |
| WEL 166 - Advanced Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW), Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) | 3 |
English Elective
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| ENG 111 - College Composition I | 3 |
| ENG 137 - Communication Processes I | 3 |
| Subtotal | 9 |
Fourth Semester
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| WEL 138 - Pipe and Tube Welding | 2 |
| WEL 116 - Welding I (Oxyacetylene) | 2 |
Approved General Education Elective: Choose One of the Following
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| PSY 126 - Psychology For Business and Industry | 3 |
| HUM 100 - Survey of Humanities | 3 |
| ART 101 - History and Appreciation of Art I | 3 |
| Subtotal | 7 |