Manufacturing,Engineering, and Advanced Technologies - 24WP - Welding Technology

Program Overview

Catalog Description

The Welding Technology Associate in Applied Science degree program combines training with classes in the background knowledge needed by workers in welding occupations. Students practice and develop welding skills in the laboratory and may take an examination for certification. The program is for those who want to acquire the technical knowledge and skills required for workers in welding, fabrication, and related occupations. As a graduate of the Welding program, students may qualify for positions in business and industry such as machinery fabrication, structural fabrication, welding fitting and layout, automatic and semiautomatic welding, automatic flame cutter operation, millwright welding, plant maintenance, and quality control and development. The program offers students a background in manufacturing materials, processes, and systems, including shear and press brake operation, blueprint reading, and shop drawing and layout. The curriculum includes written and oral communications and general education classes and emphasizes related scientific, mathematical, and general mechanical principles.

Program Title

Welding and Fabrication Technology

Plan Code

Manufacturing,Engineering, and Advanced Technologies - 24WP

Award Type

Associate in Applied Science A.A.S.

Division

Engineering, Math & Phy Sci

Free Form Requisites

Recommended Plan of Study

Course	Title	Hours
First Semester		14 Credits
course ^	College Success Seminar	2
course	General Welding I	3
course	General Welding II	3
course	Welding Blueprint Reading	3
course	Applied Mathematics I or Higher Level Math Course	3
Second Semester		14 Credits
Course	Title	Hours
course	Gas Metal Arc Welding I	3
course	Metallurgy for Metalworking	2
course	Gas Metal Arc Welding II	3
course	Technical Composition I or
course	English Composition I	3
course	Introduction to Art or other Humanities and Fine Arts elective	3
Summer Semester		6 Credits
Course	Title	Hours
course	Communication Skills or
course	Fundamentals of Speech	3
course	Gas Welding, Brazing and Thermal Cutting	3
Third Semester		15 Credits
Course	Title	Hours
course	Shielded Metal Arc Welding I	3
course	Shielded Metal Arc Welding II	3
course*	Robotics Welding I or other WFT Elective	3
course	Gas Tungsten Arc Welding I	3
course	Gas Tungsten Arc Welding II	3
Fourth Semester		12 Credits
Course	Title	Hours
course	Welding Certification and Testing	3
course	Applied Welding Fabrication I	3
course	Applied Welding Fabrication II	3
course	Economics for Business and Industry or other Social and Behavioral Science elective	3
Total Hours for A.A.S. Degree		61
*Additional Elective Options
Course	Title	Hours
course	Introduction to SolidWorks	3
course	Fundamentals of Lights and Lasers	3
course	Robotics Welding I	3
course	Special Topics in Welding	1-6

^ CLC 120 is an institutional requirement for graduation.