Welding

One-Year Technical Diploma
31-442-1

Welding is the most common way of permanently joining metal parts. Heat is applied to the pieces to be joined, melting and fusing them to form a permanent bond. Because of its strength, welding is used to construct and repair parts of ships, automobiles, spacecraft, and thousands of other manufactured products. Welding is used to join beams and steel reinforcing rods when constructing buildings, bridges, and other structures, and also in utilities such as nuclear power plants.

Graduates of the program will be experienced to welding structural steel, aluminum, stainless steel and other metals. They will develop the ability of blueprint reading, sketching, and layout for welding. Major job skills learned will include: Oxygen-Fuel Cutting (OFC), Plasma Arc Cutting (PAC), Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), Flux Core Arc Welding (FCAW), Metal Core Arc Welding (MCAW), and Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW).

Program Outcomes

  • Demonstrate industry-recognized safety practices             
  • Interpret welding drawings          
  • Produce Gas Metal Arc Welds (GMAW)    
  • Produce Shielded Metal Arc Welds (SMAW)             
  • Produce Flux Cored Arc Welds (FCAW) 
  • Produce Gas Tungsten Arc Welds (GTAW)  
  • Perform cutting operations

View the entire course listing.

Plan of Study Grid
Semester 1Credits
442-109 Mechanics of Learning for Welding 1
442-141 Welding Shop Safety 1
442-142 Introduction to Welding 1
442-154 Thermal Cutting 1
442-153 Welding Blueprint Reading 1 1
442-168 Welding Blueprint Reading 2 1
442-155 Gas Metal Arc Welding 1 1
442-156 Gas Metal Arc Welding 2 1
442-157 Gas Metal Arc Welding 3 1
442-158 Gas Metal Arc Welding 4 1
442-159 Gas Metal Arc Welding 5 1
442-160 Gas Metal Arc Welding 6 1
801-311 Communication 2
804-306 Shop Mathematics I 2
 Credits16
Semester 2
442-148 Flux Cored Arc Welding 1 1
442-149 Flux Cored Arc Welding 2 1
442-150 Flux Cored Arc Welding 3 1
442-151 Flux Cored Arc Welding 4 1
442-152 Flux Cored Arc Welding 5 1
442-143 Shielded Metal Arc Welding 1 1
442-144 Shielded Metal Arc Welding 2 1
442-145 Shielded Metal Arc Welding 3 1
442-146 Shielded Metal Arc Welding 4 1
442-147 Shielded Metal Arc Welding 5 1
442-161 Gas Tungsten Arc Welding 1 1
442-162 Gas Tungsten Arc Welding 2 1
442-163 Gas Tungsten Arc Welding 3 1
442-164 Gas Tungsten Arc Welding 4 1
442-165 Gas Tungsten Arc Welding 5 1
442-166 Welding Certification 1
442-167 Advanced Welding Techniques 1
 Credits17
 Total Credits33