Welding
Diploma
Program Start Date: Any term
Minimum Program Length: 3 terms day or 4 terms evening
Program Description
Welding students acquire skills in blueprint reading, safety, gas, electric arc, MIG and TIG welding.
Practical Experience
Students gain experience in reading blueprints, cutting and welding plate, mild steel pipe and stainless steel pipe.
Professional Opportunities
Welder, fitter, fabricator
EEDA Career Cluster
Manufacturing; Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources; Transportation, Distribution Logistics; Architecture & Construction
Course Requirements for Welding
A. General Education Courses (followed by number of credit hours)
ECO 101 Basic Economics (3)
OR
Other Social/Behavioral Science
ENG 165 Professional Communications (3)
MAT 155 Contemporary Mathematics (3)
B. Major Courses (followed by number of credit hours)
WLD 103 Print Reading I (1)
WLD 105 Print Reading II (1)
WLD 106 Gas and Arc Welding (4)
WLD 113 Arc Welding II (4)
WLD 115 Arc Welding III (4)
WLD 117 Specialized Arc Welding (4)
WLD 132 Inert Gas Welding Ferrous (4)
WLD 136 Advanced Inert Gas Welding (2)
WLD 154 Pipefitting and Welding (4)
WLD 208 Advanced Pipe Welding (3)
WLD 212 Destructive Testing (2)
C. Electives and/or Other Additional Courses Required for Graduation
None
Minimum semester credit hours required for graduation: 42