Welding is the application of heat to permanently join metal parts to repair and fabricate metal structures, machinery, and equipment. Skilled welders have experience using multiple welding machines including the arc welder, TIG (tungsten inert gas) welder and MIG (metal inert gas) welder. The Welding Certificate of Achievement can provide you with the skills and training to get a good-paying job and help you become certified by the American Welding Society. The Welding Technologies Certificate of Achievement is a 12-unit certificate intended to provide student completers with the safety, skills, and abilities to obtain entry-level positions in the many fields that require welding as part of their duties. Student completers will know how to weld in all positions (flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead) in ARC, MIG, and TIG.

Certificates in Welding

The Welding Technologies Certificate of Achievement is intended to provide student completers with the safety instructions, skills and abilities to obtain entry level positions in the many fields that require welding as part of their duties. Student completers will know how to weld in all positions (flat, horizontal, vertical and overhead), in Arc, MIG and TIG.

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Required Courses for this major (9 Total Units)

WELD51 Introduction to Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) (2 Units)
WELD52 Introduction to Welding and Oxy-Acetylene Welding (3 Units)
WELD54 Introduction to Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) & Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) (4 Units)

The Welding Technologies – Advanced Certificate of Achievement is intended to provide student completers with the safety, skills and abilities to obtain the American Welding Society Structural Steel certification (D1.1). Student completers will be able to obtain certified level positions in the many fields that require a certification. Also students will gain design, fabrication and structural steel skills. Student can certify in Arc, MIG, TIG, and dual shield MIG welding.

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Program maps suggest courses to take by semester and include career and transfer information when available.

Required Courses for this major (20 Total Units)

WELD51 Introduction to Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) (2 Units)
WELD52 Introduction to Welding and Oxy-Acetylene Welding (3 Units)
WELD53 Advanced Arc Welding (3 Units)
WELD54 Introduction to Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) & Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) (4 Units)
WELD55 Structure Design and Fabrication (4 Units)
WELD56 Introduction to Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW) & Structural Steel (4 Units)

Courses in Welding

WELD51 (2 units)

Introduction to Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW)

WELD52 (3 units)

Introduction to Welding and Oxy-Acetylene Welding

WELD53 (3 units)

Advanced Arc Welding

WELD54 (4 units)

Introduction to Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) & Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW)

WELD55 (4 units)

Structure Design and Fabrication

WELD56 (4 units)

Introduction to Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW) & Structural Steel

WELD57 (2 units)

Agriculture Welding

WELD class schedules

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Courses in Welding

WELD51 Introduction to Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW)

2 units

An introduction to the principles of shielded metal arc welding (SMAW), setup/use of SMAW equipment, and safe use of tools and equipment. Provides instruction in welding carbon steel weld joints in various positions.

WELD52 Introduction to Welding and Oxy-Acetylene Welding

3 units

Overview of GMAW (gas metal arc welding), GTAW (gas tungsten arc welding), SMAW (shielded metal arc welding), and OFW (oxy-fuel welding) processes. Also the OFC (oxy-fuel cutting) and Plasma Arc cutting technologies are included. Gas welding processes: background, safety, applications and methods of operation; welding, burning, brazing and soldering. Activities include learning to weld in flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions.

WELD53 Advanced Arc Welding

3 units

An advanced course designed to prepare students to pass structural steel certification (AWS D1.1) in vertical and overhead positions using SMAW (shielded metal arc welding) processes. Strict adherence to the testing procedures will be followed. Completion of the class does not guarantee AWS certification unless welding procedure qualification tests are passed. This course also includes fundamentals of blueprint reading and symbols.

Course Details:

Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass

Lecture Hours: 36

Lab Hours: 54

Prerequisites:

Satisfactory completion of WELD51 or related industry experience - see Credit for Prior learning process in catalog..

WELD54 Introduction to Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) & Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW)

4 units

An introduction to the principles of gas metal arc welding (GMAW) and gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW), setup/use of GMAW & GTAW equipment, and safe use of tools and equipment. Provides instruction in welding carbon steel, stainless steel, and aluminum weld joints in various positions.

WELD55 Structure Design and Fabrication

4 units

Structural weld design and fabrication of weldments. Topics include operation of mechanized iron worker, arc weld of stainless, aluminum and cast iron. Fundamentals of blueprint reading, welding symbols, and layout techniques.

Course Details:

Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass

Lecture Hours: 54

Lab Hours: 54

Prerequisites:

or related industry experience - see Credit for Prior learning process in catalog.

WELD56 Introduction to Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW) & Structural Steel

4 units

An introduction to the principles of flux cored arc welding (FCAW), setup/use of FCAW equipment, and safe use of tools and equipment. Provides instruction in welding carbon steel weld joints in various positions. Emphasizes developing structural steel skills using innershield, dual shield and flux cored arc welding practices. Course includes ferrous metal identification and welding characteristics, troubleshooting equipment and welds completed in various positions.

Course Details:

Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass

Lecture Hours: 54

Lab Hours: 54

Prerequisites:

or related industry experience - see Credit for Prior learning process in catalog

WELD57 Agriculture Welding

2 units

Emphasizes the development of minimum skill standards in Agriculture equipment repair welding. Gain knowledge in matching the repair to the type of weld best suited for the repair. The SMAW (shielded metal arc welding), the OFW (oxy-fuel welding) and the OFC (oxy-fuel cutting) processes are covered. GMAW, GTAW, FCAW, Plasma Arc cutting and technologies in Agricultural welding are covered.