Welding Technology

Curriculum Description

The Welding Technology curriculum provides students with a sound understanding of the science, technology, and applications essential for successful employment in the welding and metalworking industry. Instruction includes consumable and non-consumable electrode welding and cutting processes. Courses may include math, print reading, metallurgy, welding inspection, and destructive and non-destructive testing providing the student with industry-standard skills developed through classroom training and practical application. Graduates of the Welding Technology curriculum may be employed as entry-level technicians in welding and metalworking industries. Career opportunities also exist in construction, manufacturing, fabrication, sales, quality control, supervision, and welding-related self-employment.

Graduates will be able to:

Understand the disciplines specific and critical for the safe and reasonable practice of welding
Demonstrate the abilities, attributes and characteristics desired by the construction industry, including effective relationship skills and effective self-presentation to demonstrate employability, and key workplace skills such as critical thinking and problem solving
Possess the intellectual abilities, the exercise of good judgment, and the prompt completion of all responsibilities required for the certification process associated with the AWS certification
Develop mature, sensitive, effective, and professional relationships with other students, faculty members, department administrators, industry partners, and potential employers
Conditioned, physically and mentally ability to tolerate taxing workloads and display flexibility to learning and functioning under stress when faced with uncertainties inherent to the welding occupation
Demonstrate knowledge of the machines, tools and equipment with understanding of their design, use, maintenance, and safety procedures for the protection of the people and property
Understand the materials, production processes, quality control, and cost for maximizing the effective manufacturing goods and the welding process
Differentiate coupon performance task monitoring and assessing of daily performance of oneself and others, organizing, seeking instructional cretic
Observe, recreate, imitate the task with reliable expertise with high quality and minimal instruction, and demonstrate to other learners and instructors