WELDING

Students will obtain education and skills in various areas of welding.

This 935 Hour program prepares students in oxy-fuel, shielded metal arc, gas metal arc, gas tungsten arc, flux core welding, carbon arc, plasma cutting, manual and radiograph cutting, and oxy-fuel brazing processes. Students learn the use of measuring instruments, hand tools, portable grinders, metallurgy, blueprint reading, electrical principles, layout and design, fabrication, practical problems in math, preparation of material lists, cost estimating, and quality assurance methods. Successful students will be given the opportunity to earn AWS certifications. 

Shielded Metal ARC Welding                                      Oxy-Fuel Welding

Gas Metal ARC Welding                                              Oxy-Fuel Brazing

Flux Core Welding                                                       Oxy-Fuel Cutting Manual

Plasma Cutting                                                             Oxy-fuel cutting Machine

Uniform                                                           Work boots                              Welding Gloves          

Tape Measure                                                  Safety Glasses                         Welding Hood

Blueprint for Welders; Bennet and Sly; 2005.

Welding Skills; B.J. Moniz and R.T. Miller; 2005.

AccuTrex                     Ace Welding                Alloy Oxygen & Welding Supply Company

Dynamet                      GE Energy                   GreeneTech Manufacturing

Square Wave GTAW                                       Inverter Technology SMAW

Inverter Technology GMAW                           Ironworking Shear / Press / Punch

American Welding Society - AWS D1.1 – (Structural Code)

American Welding Society - AWS D1.5 – (PA Department of Transportation Code)

American Welding Society – Level I – Entry Welder

ASME Information – (Pressure Vessel Code)

Boilermaker                             CNC Plasma Operator                          Ironworker

Maintenance Welder                Metal Fabricator                                   Metallurgist

Pipe Welder                             Ship Builder                                         Steamfitter

Underwater Welder                  Welding Engineer                                Welding Inspector

Welding Instructor                   Welding Sales                                      Welding Technician

Equipment Selection — Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.

Quality Control Analysis — Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.

Equipment Maintenance — Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.

Installation — Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications.

Mathematics — Using mathematics to solve problems.

Operation and Control — Controlling operations of equipment or systems.

Repairing — Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.

Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Median Wages (2009)                                      $16.71 hourly, $34,750 annually

Employment (2008)                                         412,000 employees

Projected Growth (2008-2018)                                    Little or no change (-2% to 2%)

Projected Need (2008-2018)                            126,300 additional employees

Tuition: $7,713.75       Books: $100.00                       Lab Fees: $200.00                   Registration $55.00

Clearances: $50.00      .Tools: $275.00                       Safety Equipment: $125.00     Testing Fees: $75.00

TOTAL TUITION, BOOKS, FEES, AND EQUIPMENT: $8,593.75