Welding and Joining Technology - Heart of Georgia Technical College

Welding and Joining Technology from Heart of Georgia Technical College is a Campus Certificate Engineering General degree that prepares you for a Engineering career. A field that is on the cutting -- and joining! -- edge of today's technology is available right here. By obtaining a welding degree, you qualify yourself to find and enjoy well-paying work the world over, or in your own backyard. Typical Coursework Includes: Welding technology Oxyfuel cutting Blueprint reading Shielded metal arc welding Gas metal arc welding and more Why Study Welding and Joining Technology: Welding can trace its historic development back to ancient times. The earliest examples come from the Bronze Age. Small gold circular boxes were made by pressure welding lap joints together. It is estimated that these boxes were made more than 2000 years ago. During the Iron Age the Egyptians and people in the eastern Mediterranean area learned to weld pieces of iron together. Many tools were found which were made approximately 1000 B.C. There is a high demand in the local job market for all types of welders . The welding work environment ranges from assembly line and construction all the way to specialized pipe welding . We offer Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW), Oxygen Fuel Cutting, Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW), and Pipe Welding (both Arc and Tig). We also offer blue print reading. Upon graduation you are prepared to take the AWS national welding certification test in any of the above welding processes. If you are interested in a lucrative and rewarding career in welding , you will receive the training necessary to get you started. View more details on Heart of Georgia Technical College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Engineering General courses.