Students will learn welding and cutting processes including the joining of parts according to blueprints or written specifications. Students learn industrial requirements for occupational skills needed in the welding field. The welding program emphasizes hands-on individualized instruction. In the Welding Technology Program, students have the opportunity to become skilled in shielded metal arc welding, gas metal arc welding, flux-cored arc welding, and gas tungsten arc welding.

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The type of weld is normally determined by the types of metals being joined and the conditions under which the welding is to take place. Welding is the most common way of permanently joining metal parts. In this process, heat is applied to metal pieces, melting and fusing them to form a permanent bond. Because of its strength, welding is used in shipbuilding, automobile manufacturing and repair, aerospace applications, and thousands of other manufacturing activities. Welding also is used to join beams in the construction of buildings, bridges, and other structures and to join pipes in pipelines, power plants, and refineries.

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CREDENTIALS

Drawing and welding symbol interpretation
Thermal cutting processes

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

• Pipe Welder

• Gas Tungsten Arc Welder

• Shielded Metal Arc Welder

• Assemblers and Fabricators

• Boilermakers

• Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers

• Machinists and Tool and Die Makers

• Metal and Plastic Machine Workers

• Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

• Sheet Metal Workers

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and may be able to join in the industry of:
 

• Aerospace

• Aviation

• Construction

• Fabrication

• Fossil Fuels

• Nuclear Power generation

• Shipyards

• Transportation