Industrial Welding, Associate of Applied Science

This program provides basic training for students who want to acquire the fundamental skills of Stick, MIG, TIG, and OxyFuel welding and introduces additional industry technologies: programming of welding robots, fabrication, nondestructive testing techniques, metallurgy, and workplace safety. Students have the potential to earn three nationally recognized certifications. At the conclusion of the MIG, TIG, and Stick welding classes, students submit a test piece (between 1F and 4G) for American Weld Society (AWS) certification evaluation.

Program Admission Requirements

• High School Diploma/GED
• MATH-0915 Basic Arithmetic and Pre-Algebra MATH-0915 Basic Arithmetic and Pre-Algebra or qualified Math Placement.

Program Learning Outcomes

This program is designed to prepare students to demonstrate the following learning outcomes:

1. Use effective interpersonal, communication, and professional skills to work with welding, production, engineering, and quality control teams.
2. Comply with industry safety guidelines.
3. Apply TIG, MIG, and Stick processes to join metal.
4. Apply oxygen and fuel cutting skills.
5. Add and subtract decimals and fractions and convert decimals to fractions.
6. Train operators, troubleshoot equipment, analyze root causes and identify corrective actions of weld issues.
7. Work with production and engineering teams to develop equipment and processes for product development, production needs, and customer expectations.
8. Use practical knowledge/experience of fabricating, blue print reading, and welding skills to complete most welding projects.

9. Utilize effective communication, time management and conflict management skills to propose solutions to technical problems to supervisors and team members.

Suggested Semester Sequence