Welding
Certificate of Completion
The Welding Technology ATA Degree 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.
Program Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this program should be able to:
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Follow industry safety practices and recognize the effects of welding on health.
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Set-up and adjust SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, GTAW and oxy-fuel equipment and accessories.
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Identify and make repairs to finished welds
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Interpret information on welding blueprints.
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Apply principles of Metallurgy to welding fabrication and inspection.
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Create workable drawings to scale for reproduction.
Course schedule
Emphasis: TIG Welding
| MATH 116 | Industrial Math | 5 |
| WELD 159 | Oxyfuel & GTAW Theory | 4 |
| WELD 160 | Oxyfuel & GTAW Theory Lab | 9 |
| Total Credits | 18 |
Emphasis: ARC Welding
| WELD 161 | Arc Welding Theory | 4 |
| WELD 162 | Arc Welding Theory Lab | 9 |
| WELD 167 | Metallurgy for Welders | 4 |
| Total Credits | 17 |
Emphasis: MIG Welding
| WELD 126 | Industrial Drafting | 2 |
| WELD 164 | MIG Welding Theory | 4 |
| WELD 165 | MIG Welding Lab | 6 |
| DET 166 | Shop Skills | 3 |
| Total Credits | 15 |
Emphasis: Advanced ARC Welding
| WELD 265 | Advanced Arc Welding Theory | 4 |
| WELD 266 | Advanced Arc Welding Lab | 9 |
| WELD 271 | Blueprint Reading for Welders | 4 |
| Total Credits | 17 |