WELDING TECHNOLOGY (WDT)

MISSION: The mission of the Welding program is to prepare a skilled craftsman for employment or advancement in welding and fabricating industries. The program also provides specialized courses for welders desiring to upgrade their skills or to learn new skills.

The Welding curriculum provides students with the opportunity to acquire the skills, knowledge, and experience necessary for a career in this rapidly growing field. Emphasis is placed on the technical aspects of welding. Classroom and lab experiences are offered in the welding of carbon, aluminum and stainless base metals with various welding processes. Specialized classes include blueprint reading/fabrication, welding inspection and testing, oxyfuel and plasma arc cutting, CNC automated cutting, pipe welding and layout. Students may also become AWS certified welders upon program completion. This program consists of one short certificate, one certificate and one A.O.T. degree option.

WELDING TECHNOLOGY - SC

Short Certificate 29 Credit Hours

Note: PSY 100 Orientation and WKO 107 Workplace Skills Preparation are required during the first semester of attendance for all students entering this program.

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PSY 100

Orientation

1

WKO 107

Workplace Skills Preparation

1

Select 27 credit hours from the following courses:

WDT 109

SMAW Fillet/PAC/CAC

3

WDT 110

Industrial Blueprint Reading

3

WDT 119

GMAW Fillet Theory

3

WDT 120

SMAW Groove Theory

3

WDT 123

SMAW Fillet/PAC/CAC Lab

3

WDT 124

GMAW Fillet Lab

3

WDT 125

SMAW Grooves Lab

3

WDT 158

Consumable Welding Processes Lab

3

WDT 166

FCAW Theory

3

WDT 167

FCAW Lab

3

WDT 218

Certification Theory

3

WDT 219

Welding Inspection and Testing

3

WDT 221

Pipefitting and Fabrication

3

WDT 223

Blueprint Reading for Fabrication

3

WDT 228

GTAW Theory

3

WDT 258

Certification Lab

3

WDT 268

Gas Tungsten Arc Lab

3

As part of the 27 credit hours select one of the following courses:

WDT 257

SMAW Carbon Pipe Lab

3

WDT 281

Special Topics in Welding Technology

3

WELDING TECHNOLOGY - LC

Certificate 42 Credit Hours

Note: PSY 100 Orientation and WKO 107 Workplace Skills Preparation are required during the first semester of attendance for all students entering this program.

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General Studies Courses

12

Composition

3

COM 100

Career Technical English

Computers

3

CIS 146

Microcomputer Applications*

Mathematics

3

MAH 101

Introductory Technical Math I

Communications

3

Select one of the following courses:

SPC 103

Career Technical Speaking

SPH 107

Fundamentals of Public Speaking*

*Approved for the A.O.T. degree

Pre-Professional Courses

3

PSY 100

Orientation

1

WKO 107

Workplace Skills Preparation

1

BSS 220

Professional Transition

1

Major Courses

27

WDT 109

SMAW Fillet/PAC/CAC

3

WDT 110

Industrial Blueprint Reading

3

WDT 119

GMAW Fillet Theory

3

WDT 120

SMAW Groove Theory

3

WDT 123 b

SMAW Fillet/PAC/CAC La

3

WDT 124

GMAW Fillet Lab

3

WDT 125

SMAW Groove Lab

3

WDT 218

Certification Theory

3

WDT 258

Certification Lab

3

WELDING TECHNOLOGY - D

AOT Degree 75 Credit Hours

Note: PSY 100 Orientation and WKO 107 Workplace Skills Preparation are required during the first semester of attendance for all students entering this program. The A.O.T.

degree requires a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Major: Medium/Heavy Truck Technician (DEM) Certificate

Minor: Automotive Technician (AUM)

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General Studies Courses

26

RDG 114

Critical Reading for College

2

Area I Written Composition

3

ENG 101

English Composition I

Area II Humanities & Fine Arts

6

SPH 107

Fundamentals of Public Speaking

Humanities and Fine Arts Course

Area III Natural Science & Mathematics

12

Two 1-hour PED activity courses

2

Natural Science Course

4

CIS 146

Microcomputer Applications

3

MTH 100

Intermediate College Algebra

3

Area IV History, Social, & Behavioral Sciences

3

History, Social, or Behavioral Science Course

Area V Minor/Elective Courses

12

Select 12 credit hours from the following courses:

EET 100

Introduction to Engineering Technologies

3

ETC 101

DC Fundamentals

3

ETC 102

AC Fundamentals

3

ILT 194

Programmable Logic Controllers I

3

INT 112

Ind. Maintenance Safety Procedures

3

INT 117

Principles of Industrial Mechanics

3

INT 118

Fund. of Industrial Hydraulic/Pneumatics

3

INT 126

Preventive Maintenance

3

INT 127

Prin. of Industrial Pumps and Piping Systems

3

INT 234

Prin. of Industrial Maintenance Metal Welding and Cutting Techniques

3

DDT 114

Industrial Blueprint Reading

3