The Welding Technology program is designed for persons to acquire the technical knowledge and skills required to obtain a career in welding, fabrication, and related occupations.
Graduates may qualify for positions in industries such as machinery fabrication, structural fabrication, pipe fabrication, plant maintenance, and trade occupations which require welding skills. Students who complete the first year of the program will gain sufficient training to obtain entry-level employment. The second year of the program will focus on advanced skills in welding applications in specialty areas.
Persons who complete the two-year program of study may earn the Associate in Applied Science degree in Welding Technology with an emphasis in structural welding, industrial production welding, or pipe welding. Interested students must work out their individual programs with a welding program advisor. This program has been designed to allow students to enroll at the beginning of each quarter. Students entering the program will progress sequentially through the lab classes; lecture classes are offered during scheduled quarters only.
Program Learning Outcomes:
IO1 Communication
Students will be able to communicate clearly and effectively within a workplace context
IO2 Quantitative Reasoning
Students will be able to reason mathematically using methods appropriate to the profession
IO3 Human Relations/Workplace Skills
Students will be able to demonstrate teamwork, ethics, appropriate safety awareness and/or workplace specific skills
PO4 Students demonstrate safe shop practice by safely using tools and equipment
PO5 Students demonstrate competent cutting procedures and welds to appropriate welding codes.
PO6 Students diagnose and cure common welding defects