Welding Technology
As infrastructure ages throughout the country, demand for welders is expected to continue to grow. Welding technician jobs exist in nearly all manufacturing, construction, repair, and processing industries.
Download the 2020-21 Welding Tool List (pdf)
The Welding Technology program prepares students to compete for jobs as entry-level welders in building trades, ship building, structural fabrication, automatic and semiautomatic welding, and in maintenance welding.
Centralia College offers three distinct tracks - a two-year associate degree program and two shorter-term welding certificate programs.
The Welding program prepares students for advanced welding skills in Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW), Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (TIG), Gas Metal Arc Welding (MIG), and Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW or Stick) welding.
Students will also have the opportunity to gain the Washington Association of Building Officials (WABO) Welding Certification.
Track 1 - Associate Degree in Welding
Degree: Associate in Technical Arts
Emphasis: Welding Technology
Total Credits:104
Note for Students: A GPA of 2.0 or higher is required in any previous WELD classes to continue enrollment each quarter.
Fall Quarter
- IT 117 Introduction to Windows OS - 3 credits
- WELD 161 SMAW Welding - 12 credits
- WELD 167 Matallurgy for Welders - 3 credits
- Pre-College Math (if needed)
Winter Quarter
- CAD 115 CAD for Industry - 3 credits
- TMATH 116 Industrial Math - 5 credits
- WELD 164 GMAW Welding - 12 credits
Spring Quarter
- DET 166 Shop Skills - 3 credits
- WELD 159 Oxyfuel & GTAW - 12 credits
- WRT 105 Writing in the Workplace - 5 credits
Fall Quarter
- WELD 265 Advanced Arc Welding - 12 credits
- WELD 271 Blueprint Reading - 3 credits
Winter Quarter
- WELD 267 Advanced Gas Shield Arc Welding - 12 credits
- HR 110 Human Relations in the Workplace - 5 credits
Spring Quarter
- HLTH 145 Safety & Fitness - 3 credits
- WELD 269 Advanced Fabrication - 11 credits
Track 2 - Welding Certificate
Degree: Certificate of Proficiency
Emphasis: Welding Technology (4-quarter program)
Total Credits: 78
- WELD 161 SMAW Welding - 12 credits
- WELD 167 Matallurgy for Welders - 3 credits
- Pre-College Math (if needed)
- CAD 115 CAD for Industry - 3 credits
- TMATH 116 Industrial Math - 5 credits
- WELD 164 GMAW Welding - 12 credits
- DET 166 Shop Skills - 3 credits
- WELD 159 Oxyfuel & GTAW - 12 credits
- WRT 105 Writing in the Workplace - 5 credits
- HLTH 145 Safety & Fitness - 3 credits
- HR 110 Human Relations in the Workplace - 5 credits
- WELD 265 Advanced Arc Welding - 12 credits
- WELD 271 Blueprint Reading - 3 credits
Track 3 - Welding Certificate (Evening)
Degree: Certificate of Completion
Emphasis: Welding (Evening)
Total Credits: 20
Complete one of the following classes per quarter. When all classes are completed (20 credits total) a Certificate of Completion will be awarded.
- WELD 180 Oxyfuel & GTAW - 5 credits
- WELD 181 Shielded Metal Arc Welding - 5 credits
- WELD 182 Gas Metal Arc Welding - 5 credits
- WELD 285 Arc Welding Certification - 5 credits
CONTACT
Jake Fay
Dean of Instruction
Healthcare and Industrial Trades
Office: TEC 114E
360-623-8963
Email Jake Fay