Lecture Hours: 3; Lab Hours: 2 This course provides an introduction to welding fundamentals and safety awareness. Students will learn to use a variety of welding tools. They will also learn how to select the proper equipment needed for various fabrication tasks, how to utilize proper techniques for cutting metal, and how to perform the fundamental operations of welding, including setting up machines, striking an arc, and running a bead. This class will primarily focus on basic T-joint fillet welds. Safety and personal protective equipment (PPE) will be emphasized in all aspects of setup and execution throughout the course.
Co-requisite(s): WELD 1110
Schedule type: Web
Lecture Hours: 0.5; Lab Hours: 2.5 In this course, students will become familiar with using welding machinery and properly setting up gas cylinders and regulators. Students will practice the basic operations of Shielded Metal Arc Welding and learn techniques and skills used for beginner-level welding positions like Flat 1G & Horizontal 2G, after which students will be able to test with an AWS inspector and earn certification. Safety and personal protective equipment (PPE) will be emphasized in all aspects of setup and execution throughout the course.
Pre-requisite(s): WELD 1000
Schedule type: Independent Study
Lecture Hours: 0.5; Lab Hours: 2.5 This course is the second level of Shielded Metal Arc Welding, which reinforces and builds upon the competencies learned in SMAW I. This second-level course offers intermediate welding applications in positions like Horizontal 2G & Vertical 3G, after which students will be able to test with an AWS inspector and earn certification. Safety and personal protective equipment (PPE) will be emphasized in all aspects of setup and execution throughout the course.
Pre-requisite(s): WELD 1110
Co-requisite(s): WELD 1300
Schedule type: Independent Study
Lecture Hours:0.5; Lab Hours: 3.5 This course is the third level of Shielded Metal Arc Welding, which reinforces and builds upon the competencies learned in SMAW II. This third-level course offers intermediate welding applications in positions like Vertical 3G & Overhead 4G, after which students will be able to test with an AWS inspector and earn certification. Safety and personal protective equipment (PPE) will be emphasized in all aspects of setup and execution throughout the course.
Pre-requisite(s): WELD 1200
This course is intended to provide important supplemental skills and applications relevant to welders and often utilized in this field. The course is divided into segments, each devoted to skill-specific trainings that earn certification in each area upon successful completion. These additional trainings are meant to prep welders for other duties often encountered in the industrial workforce and supplement a welder’s knowledge of other tasks they may engage in while on a jobsite. The schedule may include but is not limited to the following: rigging, scaffold safety, fall protection, forklift operation, aerial lift operation, OSHA 10 safety, etc. Though comprehensive safety is taught throughout ALL welding courses, this course will grant the student-welder with the official OSHA 10 safety card. To receive heavy equipment certification in this course, students must have a current driver's license and be at least 18 years old.
Pre-requisite(s): WELD 1110
Lecture Hours:0.5; Lab Hours:2.5 An introduction to MIG welding; students will learn how to properly operate a MIG welder and gain experience in the different types of joints and welding positions relating to Gas Metal Arc Welding. Students will have the opportunity to test for a MIG certification with an AWS inspector. Safety and personal protective equipment (PPE) will be emphasized in all aspects of setup and execution throughout the course.
Pre-requisite(s): WELD 1300
Schedule type: Independent Study
Lecture Hours: 0.5; Lab Hours: 2.5 An introduction to Flux-cored arc welding; students will learn how to properly operate a Fluxcore welder and gain experience in the different types of joints and welding positions relating to Flux-cored arc welding. Students will have the opportunity to test for a Flux-core certification with an AWS inspector. Safety and personal protective equipment (PPE) will be emphasized in all aspects of setup and execution throughout the course.
Pre-requisite(s): WELD 1300
Schedule type: Independent Study
This is a beginner-level course dedicated to the skill of fitting for welding applications. In this course you will learn the basic principles of fitting up metal components to execute precise welding fabrication. This skill is especially important for pipe alignment and accurate welding performance. Safety and personal protective equipment (PPE) will be emphasized in all aspects of setup and execution throughout the course.
Pre-requisite(s): WELD 1300
Lecture Hours: 0.5; Lab Hours: 3.5 In this course, students will learn how to weld structure without the use of a backing strip. This technique is a precursor to welding pipe. Safety and personal protective equipment (PPE) will be emphasized in all aspects of setup and execution throughout the course.
Pre-requisite(s): WELD 1300
Lecture Hours: 0.5; Lab Hours: 4.5 This is the first level of pipe welding; students will learn techniques and skills associated with welding pipe, specifically in beginner positions like 2G Horizontal & 5G Vertical. Students will have the opportunity to test with an AWS inspector for certification. Safety and personal protective equipment (PPE) will be emphasized in all aspects of setup and execution throughout the course.
Pre-requisite(s): WELD 2000
Co-requisite(s): WELD 2200
Lecture Hours:0.5; Lab Hours: 4.5 This is the second level of pipe welding and reiterates the themes in SMAW Pipe I, but offers instruction in the most sought after, advanced positions of 6G Inclined & 6GR Inclined w/restriction. Students will have the opportunity to test with an AWS inspector for certification. Safety and personal protective equipment (PPE) will be emphasized in all aspects of setup and execution throughout the course.
Co-requisite(s): WELD 2100
Lecture Hours: 0.5; Lab Hours: 4.5 An introduction to Tungsten Inert Gas welding; students will learn how to properly operate a TIG welder and gain experience in the different types of joints and welding positions relating to Gas Tungsten Arc welding. TIG welding requires the highest level of skill, therefore experience with welding in other forms is required for this class. Students will have the opportunity to test for a TIG certification with an AWS inspector. Safety and personal protective equipment (PPE) will be emphasized in all aspects of setup and execution throughout the course.
Pre-requisite(s): WELD 2200, WELD 1600, WELD 1800
Schedule type: Independent Study
Lecture Hours: 3; Lab Hours: 0 The purpose of Blueprint Reading for Welding and Fabrication is to familiarize welders with the symbols used in blueprints designed for welding and metal fabrication. Students will also lean to interpret included instructions. This course is meant to give a fundamental understanding of blueprint reading for welding applications.
Co-requisite(s): WELD 1000
Schedule type: Web