Welder Technician Certificate

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The curriculum prepares students to perform various welding jobs for maintenance manufacturing machines. The training also prepares students to custom build devices by working from machine drawings and specifications.

Program Requirements (26)

AMATH 112 Applied Mathematics for the Skilled Trades 4 hrs credit
CADMD 141 Technical Drafting I 3 hrs credit
CADMD 243 Introduction to AutoCAD 3 hrs transfer credit
DRAFT 115 Blueprint Reading for Mechanical Trades 2 hrs credit
MT 101 Machining Basics – Measurement, Materials, and Safety 3 hrs credit
MT 220 Metallurgy – Ferrous 2 hrs credit
WELD 115 Basic Arc Welding/Oxyfuel Welding 3 hrs credit
WELD 215 Intermediate Arc Welding/SMAW, GMAW 3 hrs credit
WELD 265 Advanced Arc Welding/GMAW 3 hrs credit

Select 10 credits from the following courses:

ELEC 101 Fundamentals of Electricity 3 hrs credit
ELEC 140 Industrial and Electrical Safety 2 hrs credit
HYDR 101 Fundamentals of Hydraulics 2 hrs credit
MT 102 Machining Job Planning, Benchwork, and Layout 3 hrs credit
MT 221 Metallurgy – Nonferrous 2 hrs credit
MILL 101 Industrial Maintenance Techniques I 2 hrs credit
MT 290 Special Topics in Manufacturing Technology 1-3 variable hrs credit
PHYSI 101 Conceptual Physics 4 hrs transfer credit
PIPE 101 Fundamentals of Pipefitting 2 hrs credit
WELD 290 Special Topics in Welding 1-3 variable hrs credit
WELD 268 Advanced Independent Projects 3 hrs credit

Program Total: 36 credits

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