Welding Technology - Guilford Technical Community College

Welding Technology from Guilford Technical Community College is a Campus Certificate Engineering General degree that prepares you for a Engineering career. 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 non-destructive testing provide 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. Program Outcomes: Emphasis is placed on developing the skills necessary to obtain certification in Gas Metal Arc, gas tungsten arc, and shielded metal arc welding of plate and pipe. Upon successful completion of the Welding program, the graduate should be able to: set up oxyacetylene equipment and cut metals using oxyacetylene plasma arc and carbon arc equipment; set up and weld metals using shielded metal arc, gas tungsten arc and gas metal arc equipment; identify metals and read drawings; perform miscellaneous welding activities; practice safety in the workplace. View more details on Guilford Technical Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Engineering General courses.