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WELDING
TECHNOLOGY
(Email
Keith Cooper)
 The Welding Technology Program teaches students to use the
various tools and machines related to the welding field.
Students are taught to do electric arc welding, oxyacetylene
gas welding and cutting, metal inert gas welding (MIG),
and tungsten inert gas welding (TIG). Students weld various
kinds of metals such as mild steel, aluminum, cast iron,
stainless steel, etc.
Time
is spent in the classroom learning how to read blueprints
and study the theory of welding processes, metals, welding
rods, etc.
Shop
includes training in the use of saws, drill presses, grinders,
power shears, metal brakes and rolls, and numerous other
hand tools. Students fabricate shop jobs such as trailers,
frames, racks, and swings using steel plates, angle iron,
pipes, channel iron, and other structural steel shapes.
 The College's welding shop is equipped with some of the most
modern equipment available.
During
the course of training, most students become skilled enough
to pass welders' certification tests that the majority of
industries now require for employment. Welding is a skill
that takes many hours of practice in order to become proficient.
There is always a demand for good welders, but to be most
successful, one must become a master of his/her trade.
The
equipment and skills levels vary because welding processes
differ and are used for a variety of purposes. Jobs may
range from those of highly-skilled manual welders, who can
use both gas and electrical arc welding equipment and who
can plan their work from blueprints or other specifications,
to those of unskilled, welding machine tenders.
Several credential options
are available in this program and include: (all documents
in RTF format)
- Diploma:
- Combination Welder
- Certificates:
- ARC Cutter
- ARC Welder
- AWS National Skills Standard Level I
- Gas Welder
- Pipeline Welder
- Production Line Welder
- Tack Welder
- Welder Helper
For more information about this program,
contact the Admissions
Office.
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