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.
| Semester 1 | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| 442-109 | Mechanics of Learning for Welding | 1 |
| 442-317 | Welding Shop Safety | 1 |
| 442-318 | Introduction to Welding | 1 |
| 442-343 | Welding Blueprint Reading 1 | 1 |
| 421-310 | Print Reading for Manufacturing | 1 |
| 442-154 | Thermal Cutting | 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 |
| 804-315 | Trade Math | 1 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| 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 |
| 442-336 | Shielded Metal Arc Welding 1 | 1 |
| 442-337 | Shielded Metal Arc Welding 2 | 1 |
| 442-338 | Shielded Metal Arc Welding 3 | 1 |
| 442-339 | Shielded Metal Arc Welding 4 | 1 |
| 442-340 | 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 |
| 442-341 | Welding Certification | 1 |
| 442-342 | Advanced Welding Techniques | 1 |
| Credits | 17 | |
| Total Credits | 32 | |