Welding Technology
Associate in Technical Arts
Purpose
The Welding Technology program prepares students to compete for employment as an entry-level welder in building trades, ship building, structural fabrication, automatic and semiautomatic welding, and in maintenance welding. The Welding Technology ATA program prepares students for advanced welding skills in FCAW (Flux Cored Arc), GTAW (TIG), GMAW (MIG), and SMAW (stick) welding. Students will have the opportunity to gain WABO Welding Certification.Recommended Course Schedule
Fall Quarter, First Year
| MATH 116 | Industrical Math | 5 |
| WELD 159 | Oxyfuel & GTAW Theory | 4 |
| WELD 160 | Oxyfuel & GTAW Theory Lab | 9 |
| Total Credits | 18 |
Winter Quarter, First Year
| WELD 161 | Arc Welding Theory | 4 |
| WELD 162 | Arc Welding Lab | 9 |
| WELD 167 | Metallurgy for Welders | 4 |
| Total Credits | 17 |
Spring Quarter, First Year
| WELD 126 | Industrial Drafting | 2 |
| WELD 164 | M.I.G. Welding Theory | 4 |
| WELD 165 | M.I.G. Welding Theory Lab | 6 |
| DET 166 | Shop Skills | 3 |
| Total Credits | 15 |
Fall Quarter, Second Year
| H R 110 | Human Relations in Workplace | 3 |
| WELD 265 | Advanced Arc Welding Theory | 4 |
| WELD 266 | Advanced Arc Welding Lab | 9 |
| WELD 271 | Blueprint Reading for Welders | 4 |
| Total Credits | 20 |
Winter Quarter, Second Year
| ENGL& 230 | Technical Writing | 3 |
| WELD 267 | Advanced Gas Shielded Arc Welding Theory | 4 |
| WELD 268 | Advanced Gas Shielded Arc Welding Theory Lab | 9 |
| Total Credits | 16 |
Spring Quarter, Second Year
| HLTH 145 | Safety and Fitness | 3 |
| WELD 269 | Advanced Fabrication and Welding Theory | 4 |
| WELD 270 | Advanced Fabrication and Welding Lab | 6 |
| Total Credits | 13 |