This program provides experiences which enable students to develop competencies necessary for employment in and/or continued education in welding. Emphasis throughout the program is placed on developing skills in the following areas: blueprint reading, industrial safety, metal identification, metal cutting processes, OAW, SMAW, GMAW, GTAW.
Program requirements may change over time. Specific degree/graduation requirements are determined by a degree audit.
This course is designed to provide a basic understanding of hoisting and rigging equipment. Safety regulations will be discussed along with the determination of safe working loads and proper care of equipment. (Repeatable 3 Times)
This course provides an introduction to shielded metal arc welding. Students learn to set up equipment, identify electrodes and strike and run beads in the flat position. (AWS SENSE I Modules 2, 3 and 4)
This course introduces gas metal arc welding procedures and equipment. Students learn to perform single and multiple pass welds in the flat position with gas metal arc welding equipment. (AWS SENSE I Modules 2, 3 and 5)
In this course, students learn to perform single and multiple pass welds with shielded metal arc welding equipment in all positions. (AWS SENSE I Modules 2-4 and 9)
This course teaches students to perform gas metal arc welds in the horizontal, vertical and overhead positions using single and multiple pass welds. (AWS SENSE I Modules 2, 3, 5, 6 and 9)
This course introduces students to the gas tungsten arc welding equipment and procedures. Welds are prepared in flat, horizontal and vertical positions on both ferrous and non-ferrous metals. (AWS SENSE I Modules 2, 3, 7 and 9)
Print Reading for Industry is a training course designed to assist the beginning to intermediate students, as well as workers in the industry, to understand the fundamentals, principles and practices involved in producing and reading industrial blueprints.
Familiarize the student with the need for heat treatment of metals, the processes and techniques used and the resulting effects. Also includes a study of the machinability of metals and the contributing physical and metallurgical factors.