Welding Technology - Davidson County Community College

Welding Technology from Davidson County Community College is a Campus Certificate Engineering General degree that prepares you for a Engineering career. 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 metal industry. Instruction includes consumable and non-consumable electrode welding and cutting processes. Courses in math, blueprint reading, metallurgy, welding inspection, and destructive and nondestructive testing provides the student with industry-standard skills developed through classroom training and practical application. Successful 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. Competencies Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to: 1. Braze or oxyacetylene weld applicable steels, aluminum, stainless and other metals, and also cut these metals for assembling, using various cutting techniques. 2. Distinguish between ferrous and non-ferrous metals, and select correct types of rods to weld these metals. 3. Weld various metals with arc (SMAW) or inert gas (GMAW, MIG) in all positions (fl at, horizontal, vertical, and overhead). 4. Read blueprints, be able to sketch and lay out on paper the size and shape of the product, list the procedural steps necessary to build the product, and follow these directions to fabricate and build the product. Certificate Program - Emphasis in Basic Welding WLD 111 Oxy-Fuel Welding WLD 115 SMAW (Stick Plate) WLD 121 GMAW (MIG) FCAW/Plate WLD 131 GTAW (TIG) Plate Total Semester Hours Credit......15 Certificate Program - Emphasis in Industrial Welding ISC 112 Industrial Safety WLD 111 Oxy-Fuel Welding WLD 115 SMAW (Stick Plate) WLD 121 GMAW (MIG) FCAW/Plate WLD 131 GTAW (TIG) Plate Total Semester Hours Credit.........17 View more details on Davidson County Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Engineering General courses.