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Welding Technology

A QUICK INTRO

The Welding Technology curriculum provides students with a sound understanding of the science, technology, and applications essential for successful employment in the welding and metal industry.

 

WHAT YOU STUDY

Instruction includes consumable and non-consumable electrode welding and cutting processes. Courses in math, blueprint reading, metallurgy, welding inspection, and destructive and non-destructive testing provides the student with industry-standard skills developed through classroom training and practical application.

 

WHAT YOU CAN DO

Successful graduates of the Welding Technology curriculum may be employed as entry-level technicians in welding and metalworking industries. Career opportunities also exist in construction, manufacturing, fabrication, sales, quality control, supervision, and welding-related self-employment.

 

Estimated Expenses

COURSE INFORMATION

Click on title for course description. For your convenience, the following listing includes only credit hours for each course. For a comprehensive listing of classroom, lab and clinical hours for each course, click on this PDF.

 

FALL SEMESTER 1

Prefix No. Title Credit
ACA 111 College Student Success 1
DFT 151  CAD I 3
WLD 110 Cutting Processes 2
WLD 121 GMAW (MIG) FCAW/Plate 4
WLD 141 Symbols & Specifications 3
    Totals 13

 

SPRING SEMESTER 1

CIS 110 Intro to Computers 3
WLD 115 SMAW (stick) Plate 5
WLD 131 GTAW (TIG) Plate 4
Choose one of the following:  
MAT 110 Mathematical Measurement & Literacy 3
MAT 143 Quantitative Literacy 3
    Totals 15

 

SUMMER SEMESTER 

HUM 115 Critical Thinking 3
WLD 261 Certification Processes 3
Choose one of the following:  
PSY 118 Interpersonal Psychology 3
PSY 150 General Psychology 3
    Totals 8

 

FALL SEMESTER 2

COM 231 Public Speaking 3
ISC 112 Industrial Safety 2
WLD 116 SMAW (Stick) Plate/Pipe 4
WLD 132 GMAW (TIG) Plate/Pipe 3
WLD 151 Fabrication I 4
    Totals 16

 

SPRING SEMESTER 2

WLD 215 SMAW (Stick) Pipe 4
WLD 231 GTAW (TIG) Pipe 3
WLD 251 Fabrication II 3
Choose one of the following:  
ENG 110 Freshman Composition 3
ENG 111 Writing and Inquiry 3
    Totals 13

 

Note that ENG 110, MAT 110 and PSY 118 do not tranfer to a 4 year university.

Click on title for course description. For your convenience, the following listing includes only credit hours for each course. For a comprehensive listing of classroom, lab and clinical hours for each course, click on this PDF.

 

FALL SEMESTER 1

Prefix No. Title Credit
ACA 111 College Student Success 1
WLD 110 Cutting Processes 2
WLD 121 GMAW (MIG) FCAW/Plate 4
WLD 141 Symbols & Specifications 3
Choose one of the following:  
ENG 110 Freshman Composition 3
ENG 111 Writing and Inquiry 3
    Totals 13

 

SPRING SEMESTER 1

WLD 115 SMAW (stick) Plate 5
WLD 131 GTAW (TIG) Plate 4
WLD 261 Certification Practices 2
Choose one of the following:  
MAT 110 Mathematical Measurement & Literacy 3
MAT 143 Quantitative Literacy 3
    Totals 14

 

FALL SEMESTER 2

WLD 116 SMAW (Stick) Plate/Pipe 4
WLD 132 GMAW (TIG) Plate/Pipe 3
WLD 151 Fabrication I 4
    Totals 11

 

Click on title for course description. For your convenience, the following listing includes only credit hours for each course. For a comprehensive listing of classroom, lab and clinical hours for each course, click on this PDF.

 

FALL SEMESTER 

Prefix No. Title Credit
WLD 110 Cutting Processes 2
WLD 121 GMAW (MIG) FCAW/Plate 4
WLD 141 Symbols & Specifications 3
    Totals 9

 

SPRING SEMESTER 

WLD 115 SMAW (stick) Plate 5
WLD 131 GTAW (TIG) Plate 4
    Totals 9

This certificate is also offered to high school students through the Career & College Promise initiative. 

Advisor(s):
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Welding Instructor - Swain High School
Photo of Chris McMahan
Welding Program Coordinator/Instructor
Photo of Marshall Parrish
Welding Instructor

 

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